Preventing Racism in Medicare Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-7207
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6]
Introduced: 2024-02-01
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-02-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Preventing Racism in Medicare Act of </b><b>2024</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services from including the development of anti-racism plans (i.e., plans to address systemic racism in health care) as a qualifying clinical practice improvement activity under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), as described in a November 2021 rule. (MIPS is an incentive program under Medicare that allows health care professionals to receive payment adjustments based on certain performance measures.)</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7207 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 1, 2024 Mr. Palmer (for himself, Mr. Cloud , Mr. Biggs , and Mr. Tiffany ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from selecting certain activities relating to the development of anti-racism plans as clinical practice improvement activities under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Racism in Medicare Act of 2024 . 2. Prohibiting the Secretary of Health and Human Services from selecting certain activities relating to the development of anti-racism plans as clinical practice improvement activities under the Medicare program Section 1848(q)(2)(C)(v)(III) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(q)(2)(C)(v)(III) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: Such term does not include any activity consisting of the development of an anti-racism plan (as described in the rule entitled Medicare Program; CY 2022 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Provider Enrollment Regulation Updates; and Provider and Supplier Prepayment and Post-Payment Medical Review Requirements published on November 19, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 65969 et seq.)) or any substantially similar activity. .