3.0.0 6160 2026-07-17T23:45:33Z 2026-07-17T23:45:33Z House H HR 2025-11-19 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6160 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 195 (Wednesday, November 19, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RUIZ:H.R. 6160.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United StatesConstitution, to provide for the general welfare and made alllaws necessary and proper to carry out the powers ofCongress.[Page H4818]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-11-19T15:01:50Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-11-19T15:01:45Z 2025-11-19 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2025-11-19 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2025-11-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-11-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] Raul Ruiz D CA 25 N B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 2025-11-19 True P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] Jimmy Panetta D CA 19 2025-11-19 True B001287 Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] Ami Bera D CA 6 2025-11-19 True S001216 Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] Kim Schrier D WA 8 2025-11-19 True V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew R NJ 2 2026-03-17 False C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2026-03-17 False W000795 Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2026-03-26 False L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] Ted Lieu D CA 36 2026-03-26 False S001201 Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] Thomas Suozzi D NY R. 3 2026-04-15 False R000609 Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] John Rutherford R FL H. 5 2026-04-15 False T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] Glenn Thompson R PA 15 2026-04-30 False S001223 Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] Emilia Sykes D OH Strong 13 2026-04-30 False Health Health 2025-12-05T15:28:19Z 00 2025-11-19 Introduced in House 2026-01-23T15:51:08Z Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act

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 2026. (The Medicare Economic Index is a specialized index that is generally used to determine allowed charges for physician services based on annual price changes.)

]]> Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act Display Title 45 Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act 2026-07-17T23:45:33Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act 2025-12-04T13:08:26Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an update to a single conversion factor under the Medicare physician fee schedule that is based on the Medicare economic index. 2025-12-04T13:03:44Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2025-11-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr6160ih/xml/BILLS-119hr6160ih.xml 2025-11-19 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. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.