[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3314 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3314

   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend certain 
   increases in payments for physicians' services under the Medicare 
                         program through 2022.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 6, 2021

 Mr. Boozman (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Tester) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                          Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend certain 
   increases in payments for physicians' services under the Medicare 
                         program through 2022.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 
2021''.

SEC. 2. EXTENDING CERTAIN INCREASES IN PAYMENTS FOR PHYSICIANS' 
              SERVICES UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM THROUGH 2022.

    (a) In General.--Section 1848(t) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w-4(t)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``during 2021'' and inserting 
                ``during 2021 or 2022''; and
                    (B) by striking ``January 1, 2022'' and inserting 
                ``January 1, 2023''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)(C)--
                    (A) in the header, by striking ``2021'' and 
                inserting ``2021 and 2022''; and
                    (B) by striking ``after 2021'' and inserting 
                ``after 2022''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1848(c)(2)(B)(iv)(V) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(c)(2)(B)(iv)(V)) is amended by 
striking ``2021'' and inserting ``2021 or 2022''.
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