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S 596 116th Congress Senate

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct payment to physician assistants under the Medicare program for certain services furnished by such physician assistants.

Introduced: March 11, 2020 Introduced by: Barrasso, John Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingMedicare
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 28, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill allows direct payment, under the Medicare program, to physician assistants for certain services furnished to enrollees.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1052 Identical bill To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct payment to physician assistants under the Medicar…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Mar 11, 2020
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Oct 15, 2019
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Sep 19, 2019
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · May 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 596: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct payment to physician assistants under the Medicare program for certain services furnished by such physician assistants.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-596/
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"S. 596: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct payment to physician assistants under the Medicare program for certain services furnished by such physician assistants.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-596/.
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S. 596, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-596/.
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[S. 596: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct payment to physician assistants under the Medicare program for certain services furnished by such physician assistants.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-596/)
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