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HR 5916 109th Congress House

Patients' Access to Physicians Act of 2006

Official title: To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an increase in payment for physicians' services under the Medicare Program for 2007 and 2008.

Introduced: July 27, 2006 See on congress.gov
Health Cost of living adjustmentsEconomics and Public FinanceFinance and Financial SectorIndexing (Economic policy)
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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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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
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 Latest action August 1, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 5
OBEY, DAVID
· Sep 19, 2006
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 27, 2006
BOUCHER, RICK
· Jul 27, 2006
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 27, 2006
GONZALEZ, CHARLES
· Jul 27, 2006
GORDON, BART
· Jul 27, 2006
INSLEE, JAY
· Jul 27, 2006
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 27, 2006
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 27, 2006
ROSS, MIKE
· Jul 27, 2006
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 27, 2006
STUPAK, BART
· Jul 27, 2006
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5916: Patients' Access to Physicians Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5916/
MLA
"H.R. 5916: Patients' Access to Physicians Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5916/.
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H.R. 5916, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5916/.
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