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US HR8702

US HR8702
Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020


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Introduced
10/30/2020
In Committee
10/30/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an increase in payment under part B of the Medicare program for certain services in response to COVID-19. This bill temporarily increases payments to providers under Medicare medical services. Specifically, the bill provides an additional payment for certain services in 2021 and 2022 if the otherwise applicable payment is less than what it would have been in 2020. The bill applies to services that are payable under the physician fee schedule, excluding specified outpatient evaluation and management services.

AI Summary

This bill temporarily increases payments to providers under the Medicare program for certain medical services in 2021 and 2022. Specifically, the bill provides an additional payment for services that would have been paid more under the Medicare physician fee schedule in 2020 compared to the current payment amount. This additional "hold harmless" payment aims to prevent providers from receiving lower Medicare reimbursements for these services due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill excludes certain outpatient evaluation and management services from this additional payment provision.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (112)

Ami Bera (D)* Mark Amodei (R),  Cindy Axne (D),  Don Bacon (R),  Jim Baird (R),  Jim Banks (R),  Andy Barr (R),  Nanette Barragán (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Sanford Bishop (D),  Brendan Boyle (D),  Anthony Brindisi (D),  Julia Brownley (D),  Larry Bucshon (R),  Cheri Bustos (D),  Salud Carbajal (D),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  Buddy Carter (R),  David Cicilline (D),  Gerry Connolly (D),  Lou Correa (D),  Jim Costa (D),  TJ Cox (D),  Rick Crawford (R),  Danny Davis (D),  Rodney Davis (R),  Susan Davis (D),  Madeleine Dean (D),  Peter DeFazio (D),  Diana DeGette (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Theodore Deutch (D),  Dwight Evans (D),  Drew Ferguson (R),  Abby Finkenauer (D),  Brian Fitzpatrick (R),  Chuck Fleischmann (R),  Lizzie Fletcher (D),  Mike Gallagher (R),  Ruben Gallego (D),  John Garamendi (D),  Bob Gibbs (R),  Anthony Gonzalez (R),  Vicente Gonzalez (D),  Morgan Griffith (R),  Glenn Grothman (R),  Michael Guest (R),  James Hagedorn (R),  Andy Harris (R),  Vicky Hartzler (R),  Kevin Hern (R),  Jaime Herrera Beutler (R),  George Holding (R),  Richard Hudson (R),  Bill Johnson (R),  John Joyce (R),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Andy Kim (D),  Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),  David Kustoff (R),  Doug Lamborn (R),  James Langevin (D),  Rick Larsen (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Roger Marshall (R),  Lucy McBath (D),  Betty McCollum (D),  Dan Meuser (R),  Alex Mooney (R),  Joe Morelle (D),  Greg Murphy (R),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Joe Neguse (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Tom O'Halleran (D),  Pete Olson (R),  Collin Peterson (D),  Dean Phillips (D),  Bill Posey (R),  Guy Reschenthaler (R),  Kathleen Rice (D),  Tom Rice (R),  Denver Riggleman (R),  David Roe (R),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Raul Ruiz (D),  Dutch Ruppersberger (D),  Tim Ryan (D),  Kim Schrier (D),  David Scott (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Mikie Sherrill (D),  Mike Simpson (R),  Albio Sires (D),  Adam Smith (D),  Lloyd Smucker (R),  Darren Soto (D),  Elise Stefanik (R),  Greg Steube (R),  Steve Stivers (R),  Bennie Thompson (D),  G.T. Thompson (R),  Mike Thompson (D),  Fred Upton (R),  Jeff Van Drew (R),  Filemón Vela (D),  Jackie Walorski (R),  Brad Wenstrup (R),  Susan Wild (D),  John Yarmuth (D),  Don Young (R), 

Last Action

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. (on 10/30/2020)

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