HR 5054
117th Congress
House
Health
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Medicare
Wages and earnings
Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act of 2021
Introduced: August 20, 2021
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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 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 20, 2021
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.
Aug 20, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 20, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act of 2021
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to use specified data regarding physician wages and office rent when determining certain geographic adjustment factors for the payment of physician services under Medicare. With respect to such payment, the bill also makes permanent certain minimum adjustments to the work geographic index and extends to all localities certain minimum adjustments to the practice expense index.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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