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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Raul Ruiz

Democrat · CA · Representative

Votes with party: 97.3% (546 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (12)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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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.

2025-11-19

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Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2025-11-19
House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-11-19

Previously

Ways and Means CommitteeReferred To · 2025-11-19
Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-11-19

Plain-English Summary

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.)

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Health

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