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Preserving Patient Access to Physicians Act of 2005

Introduced: May 12, 2005 See on congress.gov
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May 23, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 18, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 12, 2005
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.
May 12, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preserving Patient Access to Physicians Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to payment for physicians' services to: (1) eliminate the sustainable growth rate payment update system; and (2) establish in its place an update to the single conversion factor for 2006 of at least 2.7 percent, and a formula for an update to the single conversion factor for years beginning with 2007.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in calculating the formula for the single conversion factor, to establish an input price index and estimate annually a productivity adjustment factor.

What's happening now May 23, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1081 Related bill Preserving Patient Access to Physicians Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 14 Republican 10 Independent 1
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 2, 2006
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 20, 2005
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Oct 20, 2005
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 15, 2005
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 15, 2005
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 15, 2005
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Sep 8, 2005
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 8, 2005
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 28, 2005
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 27, 2005
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 27, 2005
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 27, 2005
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 27, 2005
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 20, 2005
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 20, 2005
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 20, 2005
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 20, 2005
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 20, 2005
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 14, 2005
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 14, 2005
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jul 14, 2005
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jun 30, 2005
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 17, 2005
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Costa, Jim
California · May 24, 2005
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 24, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2356: Preserving Patient Access to Physicians Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2356/
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"H.R. 2356: Preserving Patient Access to Physicians Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2356/.
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H.R. 2356, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2356/.
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