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H.R. 6143 117th Congress House

Supporting Health Care Providers During the COVID–19 Pandemic Act

Official title: To provide for certain Medicare program extensions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 7, 2021 Introduced by: Kim Schrier Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Dec 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 7, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, 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.
Dec 7, 2021
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 Latest action December 8, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supporting Health Care Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act

This bill makes several budgetary and technical changes in relation to Medicare.

Specifically, the bill continues to exempt Medicare from sequestration until March 31, 2022. (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)

The bill also temporarily extends other provisions under Medicare, including a payment increase under the physician fee schedule.

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  • S 3344 Protecting the American Taxpayer and Medicare Act
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Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Dec 7, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6143: Supporting Health Care Providers During the COVID–19 Pandemic Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6143/
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"H.R. 6143: Supporting Health Care Providers During the COVID–19 Pandemic Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6143/.
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H.R. 6143, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6143/.
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