[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8800 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8800

   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend certain 
   increases in payments for physicians services under the Medicare 
                         program through 2023.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 13, 2022

 Mr. Bera (for himself 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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend certain 
   increases in payments for physicians services under the Medicare 
                         program through 2023.

    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 ``Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, the House of Representatives, and the Senate should commit to 
take administrative and legislative actions to--
            (1) ensure financial stability and predictability in the 
        Medicare physician payment system;
            (2) promote and reward value-based care innovation; and
            (3) safeguard timely access to high-quality care by 
        advancing health equity and reducing disparities.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF SUPPORT FOR PHYSICIANS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS IN 
              ADJUSTING TO MEDICARE PAYMENT CHANGES.

    Section 1848 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(iv)(V), by striking ``or 2022'' 
        and inserting ``, 2022, or 2023''; and
            (2) in subsection (t)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``and 2022'' and 
                inserting ``, 2022, and 2023'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``and 2022'' and inserting 
                        ``, 2022, and 2023'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following new 
                        subparagraph:
                    ``(C) such services furnished on or after January 
                1, 2023, and before January 1, 2024, by 4.42 
                percent.''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2)(C)--
                            (i) in the heading, by striking ``and 
                        2022'' and inserting ``, 2022 and 2023''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``or 2022'' each place it 
                        appears and inserting ``, 2022, or 2023''.
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