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HR 6313 118th Congress House Health Health information and medical records Health personnel Medicare Wages and earnings

Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act of 2023

Introduced: November 8, 2023 Introduced by: Smith, Adrian Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 10, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 8, 2023
Introduced in House
Nov 8, 2023
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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act of 2023

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 December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Oct 25, 2024
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Nov 8, 2023
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Nov 8, 2023
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Nov 8, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6313: Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6313/
MLA
"H.R. 6313: Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6313/.
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H.R. 6313, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6313/.
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