S. 3557 · 117th Congress · Senate

SURS Extension Act of 2022

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced
Feb 2, 22
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Small Practice, Underserved, and Rural Support Program Extension Act of 2022 or the SURS Extension Act

This bill reauthorizes funds through FY2027 for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to contract with specified entities (e.g., quality improvement organizations) to provide technical assistance regarding the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and alternative payment models under Medicare, specifically for health professionals in practices with 15 or fewer professionals. (MIPS is an incentive program under Medicare that allows health professionals to receive payment adjustments based on certain performance measures.)

Action Timeline

2
  1. FEB 02, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. FEB 02, 2022IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

1

Finance Committee

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Referred: Feb 2, 2022

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