HR 8505
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule, and for other purposes.
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Bill overview
This bill temporarily suspends certain budget rules for Medicare payments to doctors for one year, specifically for the year 2021. It achieves this by modifying a section of the Social Security Act that dictates how Medicare physician fee schedules are adjusted to maintain budget neutrality. Simultaneously, the bill rescinds $10 billion from a special fund established to address the COVID-19 public health emergency, drawing funds from specific COVID-19 relief packages.
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Primary sponsor
Michael C. Burgess
Cosponsors
Bobby L. Rush
David B. McKinley
Gerald E. Connolly
Grace F. Napolitano
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