S 5194 · 117th Congress · Health

Protecting Medicare Patients and Physicians Act

Introduced 2022-12-06· Sponsored by Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]· Senate

Bill Progress

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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.(2022-12-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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