H.R. 5054 · 117th Congress · House

Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act of 2021

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced
Aug 20, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act of 2021

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.

Action Timeline

6
  1. AUG 23, 2021Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. AUG 20, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. AUG 20, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. AUG 20, 2021Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  5. AUG 20, 2021IntroReferral

    Referred 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.

  6. AUG 20, 2021IntroReferral

    Referred 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.

Committees

4

Health Subcommittee

hsif14

Referred: Aug 23, 2021

Active

Ways and Means Committee

hswm00

Referred: Aug 20, 2021

Active

Energy and Commerce Committee

hsif00

Referred: Aug 20, 2021

Active

Health Subcommittee

hswm02

Referred: Aug 20, 2021

Active