Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act of 2019
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 18, 2019)
Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act of 2019
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to use specified data regarding physician wages and office rent when determining certain geographic adjustment factors for the payment of physician services under Medicare. With respect to such payment, the bill also makes permanent certain minimum adjustments to the work geographic index and extends to all localities certain minimum adjustments to the practice expense index.
What just happenedJun 19, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 18, 2019
- Jun 19, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jun 18, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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.
Ways and Means Committee - Jun 18, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jun 18, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 18, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House