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HR 8505 116th Congress House Health Appropriations Department of Health and Human Services Executive agency funding and structure Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Medicare

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 2, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Appropriations, 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.
Oct 2, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill excludes certain adjustments to payments for physician services under Medicare from budget neutrality requirements in FY2021. The bill also rescinds $10 billion of unobligated funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund.

What's happening now October 2, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Appropriations, 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 1
McKinley, David
· Nov 19, 2020
Taylor, Van
· Oct 30, 2020
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Oct 23, 2020
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Oct 23, 2020
Olson, Pete
· Oct 9, 2020
RUSH, BOBBY
· Oct 2, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8505: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8505/
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"H.R. 8505: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8505/.
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H.R. 8505, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8505/.
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[H.R. 8505: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8505/)
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