S 596
116th Congress
Senate
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Medicare
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: February 28, 2019
Introduced by:
Barrasso, John
Republican
· Wyoming
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill allows direct payment, under the Medicare program, to physician assistants for certain services furnished to enrollees.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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