Preventing Racism in Medicare Act of 2022
Latest action · May 19, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 19, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Preventing Racism in Medicare Act of 2022
This bill prohibits the Centers for Medicare & 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.)
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 19, 2022 to Jun 7, 2022; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Original | May 19, 2022 |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Original | May 19, 2022 |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Original | May 19, 2022 |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Original | May 19, 2022 |
| R-TX | Chip Roy | Original | May 19, 2022 |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Original | May 19, 2022 |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Original | May 19, 2022 |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Original | May 19, 2022 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | May 19, 2022 |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Original | May 19, 2022 |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Original | May 19, 2022 |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Original | May 19, 2022 |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Original | May 19, 2022 |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | May 24, 2022 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | May 24, 2022 | |
| R-VA | Bob Good | Jun 7, 2022 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 19, 2022 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 19, 2022 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 19, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 19, 2022Introduced in House
- May 19, 2022Referred 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.
- May 19, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 86, May 19, 2022, page H5208.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7207 | Preventing Racism in Medicare Act of 2024 | Reintroduced Bill | Dec 17, 2024 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Preventing Racism in Medicare Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 2022Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
