Preserving Seniors’ Access to Physicians Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-6683
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2023-12-07
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Health personnel

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-12-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Preserving Seniors' Access to Physicians Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill increases payments under the Medicare physician fee schedule for 2024. Specifically, the bill increases payments for 2024 by 4.62% (current law provides for a 1.25% increase).</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6683 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 7, 2023 Mr. Murphy (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Wenstrup , Mr. Burgess , Mr. Panetta , and Mr. Bucshon ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase support for physicians and other practitioners in adjusting to Medicare payment changes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Seniors’ Access to Physicians Act of 2023 . 2. Increasing support for physicians and other practitioners in adjusting to Medicare payment changes Section 1848(t)(1)(D) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(t)(1)(D) ) is amended by striking 1.25 percent and inserting 4.62 percent . 3. Medicaid improvement fund Section 1941(b)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396w–1(b)(3)(A) ) is amended by striking $5,796,117,810 and inserting $3,973,117,810 .