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H.R. 9002119th CongressIn committeeLatest action May 21, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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HR 9002 extends the SURS program through 2031, keeping technical support alive for small, rural, and underserved medical practices in Medicare.
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HR 9002 extends the SURS program, which provides technical help and resources to small, rural, and underserved medical practices participating in Medicare's Quality Payment Program. The QPP ties Medicare payment rates to provider performance on quality reporting requirements. Without this bill, the SURS program would have expired.
Doctors and healthcare providers in small offices, rural areas, and medically underserved communities are directly affected. Patients in those same communities are indirectly affected, as their access to Medicare-participating providers may depend on whether local practices can meet federal reporting requirements.
Small and rural practices typically lack the staff and technology of large hospital systems, making quality reporting more difficult and leaving them vulnerable to payment penalties. Providers who cannot meet Medicare requirements without support may face reduced payments or may stop accepting Medicare patients.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — 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.