HR 6143
117th Congress
House
Health
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Budget deficits and national debt
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Cancer
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Department of Health and Human Services
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Medicare
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Supporting Health Care Providers During the COVID–19 Pandemic Act
Introduced: December 7, 2021
Introduced by:
Schrier, Kim
Democratic
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Became law
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
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
4
Cosponsors
1