Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 12/17/2024
Actions
- 2024-12-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-11-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-11-08Referred 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.
- 2023-11-08Referred 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.
- 2023-11-08Introduced in House
- 2023-11-08Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-11-08 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (4)
- Darin LaHood (R-IL)
- Terri Sewell (D-AL)
- Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)
- J. Hill (R-AR)
Subjects
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Medicare
- Wages and earnings
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