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S 1953 107th Congress Senate

Physician Wage Fairness Act of 2001

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the geographic physician work adjustment factor from the geographic indices used to adjust … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the geographic physician work adjustment factor from the geographic indices used to adjust payments under the physician fee schedule.

Introduced: February 14, 2002 See on congress.gov
Health Medical feesMedicarePhysiciansSocial Welfare
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 14, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 14, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S860-862)
Feb 14, 2002
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 14, 2002

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Physician Wage Fairness Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the geographic physician work adjustment factor from the geographic indices used to adjust payments under the physician fee schedule.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 14, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1953: Physician Wage Fairness Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1953/
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"S. 1953: Physician Wage Fairness Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1953/.
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