HR 8702 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

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

Introduced Oct 30, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Ami Bera D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 30, 2020 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.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedOct 30, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020

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.

Cosponsors 111

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 30, 2020 to Dec 18, 2020, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-IAAbby FinkenauerOriginalOct 30, 2020
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalOct 30, 2020
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalOct 30, 2020
R-NCGeorge HoldingOriginalOct 30, 2020
R-INLarry BucshonOriginalOct 30, 2020
D-CARaul RuizOriginalOct 30, 2020
R-KSRoger MarshallOriginalOct 30, 2020
D-CODiana DeGetteNov 5, 2020
R-NCGregory F. MurphyNov 5, 2020
R-INJim BanksNov 5, 2020
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickNov 9, 2020
R-MDAndy HarrisNov 16, 2020
R-OHAnthony GonzalezNov 16, 2020
R-FLBill PoseyNov 16, 2020
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerNov 16, 2020
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 30, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Oct 30, 2020Referred 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.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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  1. Oct 30, 2020Introduced in House

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