S4935-118

Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to update the budget neutrality threshold under the Medicare physician fee schedule.

118th Congress Introduced Aug 1, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to update the budget neutrality threshold under the Medicare physician fee schedule., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Immigration, Social Welfare.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HFC6DBB433D1B468FB4B0C364063D851D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Physician Fee Stabilization Act.
  • Section H578F2F9DDB08423B9201943EE5C6C3E6: 2. Updating the budget neutrality threshold Section 1848(c)(2)(B)(ii)(II) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(c)(2)(B)(ii)(II)) is amended— by...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to update the budget neutrality threshold under the Medicare physician fee schedule., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Immigration, Social Welfare

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to update the budget neutrality threshold under the Medicare physician fee schedule., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Immigration Social Welfare

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies:
health care providers and patients:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Aug 1, 2024

Mr. Boozman (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Tillis, Mr. King, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Immigration Social Welfare
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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