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S. 1629 119th Congress Senate

Same Care, Lower Cost Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to align Medicare fee-for-service payment rates across ambulatory settings.

Introduced: May 6, 2025 Introduced by: John Kennedy Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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May 6, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1629: Same Care, Lower Cost Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1629/
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"S. 1629: Same Care, Lower Cost Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1629/.
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S. 1629, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1629/.
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[S. 1629: Same Care, Lower Cost Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1629/)
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