PATCH Act
This bill, the PATCH Act (Preserving Access To Care in Hawaii Act), sets a minimum payment rate for Medicare physician services in Hawaii. It directly affects healthcare providers who treat Medicare patients in Hawaii by ensuring their reimbursement rates won't fall below 1.5 times the standard rate. The key provision requires the Medicare Secretary to adjust the "work geographic index" to 1.5 for Hawaii services starting January 2025 if the calculated rate would be lower. This change aims to maintain current payment levels for physicians in Hawaii without increasing overall federal spending.
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Introduced May 23, 2024
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Dec 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
May 31, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
May 23, 2024
Committee
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.
lower
May 23, 2024
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lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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