Bill117th CongressFiled Dec 6, 2022Health
S. 5194
Protecting Medicare Patients and Physicians Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
FiledFiled
CommitteeComm.
PassedFloor
Both ChambersBoth
Became LawLaw
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Dec 6, 2022)
Protecting Medicare Patients and Physicians Act
This bill extends a payment increase under Medicare's physician fee schedule through the end of 2023 (currently set to expire at the end of 2022) and temporarily exempts Medicare from sequestration.
What just happenedDec 6, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA](R-LA)Sponsor
1committees2actions1related bills
- Introduced in SenateDec 6, 2022
- Dec 6, 2022IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Dec 6, 2022IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate