Protecting Medicare Patients and Physicians Act
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Dec 6, 2022
Last action Dec 6, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Dec 6, 2022
Senate · Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 6, 2022
Senate · Introduced
Introduced in Senate
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Kennedy
RRepublican
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