Preserving Patient Access to Physicians Act of 2005

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26 cosponsors · 12 D, 13 R, 1 I

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Preserving Patient Access to Physicians Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to payment for physicians' services to establish an update to the single conversion factor for 2006 of at least 2.7 %, and a formula for an update to the single conversion factor for 2007.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 19, 2005

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in calculating the formula for the single conversion factor, to establish an input price index and estimate a productivity adjustment factor for 2007.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Preserving Patient Access to Physicians Act of 2005

Latest action (May 19, 2005): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 19, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.