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HR 3318 107th Congress House Health Medical fees Medicare Physicians Social Welfare

Medicare Physician Protection Act of 2001

Introduced: November 16, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Nov 28, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 16, 2001
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.
Nov 16, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare Physician Protection Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to specify the conversion factor (update) for payments under the Medicare physician fee schedule for 2002.
What's happening now November 28, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Dec 4, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 29, 2001
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Nov 29, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Nov 29, 2001
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Nov 16, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3318: Medicare Physician Protection Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3318/
MLA
"H.R. 3318: Medicare Physician Protection Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3318/.
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H.R. 3318, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3318/.
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