S 5007 · 116th Congress · Health

Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020

Introduced 2020-12-10· Sponsored by Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2020-12-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020 This bill temporarily increases payments to providers under Medicare medical services. Specifically, the bill provides an additional payment for certain services in 2021 and 2022 if the otherwise applicable payment is less than what it would have been in 2020. The bill applies to services that are payable under the physician fee schedule, excluding specified outpatient evaluation and management services.…

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Cosponsors (4)

4 Republicans