S 5194
117th Congress
Senate
Health
Protecting Medicare Patients and Physicians Act
Introduced: December 6, 2022
Introduced by:
Kennedy, John
Republican
· Louisiana
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 6, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 6, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protecting Medicare Patients and Physicians Act
This bill extends a payment increase under Medicare's physician fee schedule through the end of 2023 (currently set to expire at the end of 2022) and temporarily exempts Medicare from sequestration.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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