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H.R. 2474: Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Apr 3, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Apr 3, 2023

This bill modifies certain adjustments to payment amounts under the Medicare physician fee schedule.

Payment amounts under the Medicare physician fee schedule are based on a service's relative value, a conversion factor, and a geographic adjustment factor. Current law provides for separate conversion factors for physicians that are qualifying participants in advanced alternative payment models (also known as qualifying APM participants) and for other physicians beginning in 2026, with an annual update of 0.75% and 0.25%, respectively.

The bill replaces the separate conversion factors for qualifying APM participants and other physicians with a single conversion factor and provides for an update that is equal to the annual percentage increase in the Medicare Economic Index, beginning in 2024. (The Medicare Economic Index is a specialized index that is generally used to determine allowed charges for physician services based on annual price changes.)

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

172

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

24 points earned
  1. 1Raul Ruiz D-CA SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone5 events+24
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History

  1. Apr 3, 2023Introduced in the House by Raul Ruiz.
Show the full action history (4 actions)
  1. Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Apr 14, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Apr 3, 2023Introduced in House
  4. Apr 3, 2023Referred 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.