HR 5916
109th Congress
House
Health
Cost of living adjustments
Economics and Public Finance
Finance and Financial Sector
Indexing (Economic policy)
Insurance premiums
Medical economics
Medical fees
Medicare
Physicians
Patients' Access to Physicians Act of 2006
Introduced: July 27, 2006
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 1, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 27, 2006
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.
Jul 27, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1562)
Jul 27, 2006
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Patient's Access to Physicians Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, to provide for an increase in the minimum updates for payments for physicians' services under the Medicare program for 2007 and 2008.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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