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TA SUPPORT Act

2/9/2022, 3:26 AM

Congressional Summary of S 3230

Technical Assistance for Small and Underserved Providers to Prevent Oversights and Refocus on Treatment Act or the TA SUPPORT Act

This bill reauthorizes funds through FY2025 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.)

Current Status of Bill S 3230

Bill S 3230 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since January 28, 2020. Bill S 3230 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the Senate on January 28, 2020.  Bill S 3230's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. as of January 28, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3230

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
1
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
1
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3230

Primary Policy Focus

Health

Potential Impact Areas

- Health care coverage and access
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Medicare
- Performance measurement

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3230

TA SUPPORT Act
TA SUPPORT Act
Technical Assistance for Small and Underserved Providers to Prevent Oversights and Refocus on Treatment Act
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of funding for technical assistance to small practices and practices in health professional shortage areas under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).

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