[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6142 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6142

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare 
                  physician payment rates for 1 year.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2012

Mr. Burgess (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Carter, and 
 Mr. Flores) 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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare 
                  physician payment rates for 1 year.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Assuring Medicare Stability and 
Access for Seniors Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. 1-YEAR EXTENSION OF MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENT RATES.

    Section 1848(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(d)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(14) Update for 2013.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (7)(B), 
                (8)(B), (9)(B), (10)(B), (11)(B), (12)(B), and (13)(B), 
                in lieu of the update to the single conversion factor 
                established in paragraph (1)(C) that would otherwise 
                apply for 2013, the update to the single conversion 
                factor shall be zero percent.
                    ``(B) No effect on computation of conversion factor 
                for 2014 and subsequent years.--The conversion factor 
                under this subsection shall be computed under paragraph 
                (1)(A) for 2014 and subsequent years as if subparagraph 
                (A) had never applied.''.
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