Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act of 2021
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Aug 20, 2021)
Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act of 2021
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 happenedAug 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseAug 20, 2021
- Aug 23, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Aug 20, 2021IntroReferralH11100
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 - Aug 20, 2021IntroReferralH11100
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 - Aug 20, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Aug 20, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Aug 20, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House