S. 1660 — Medicare Physician Payment Fairness Act of 2001

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Medicare Physician Payment Fairness Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to set the conversion factor (update) for payments under the Medicare physician fee schedule for 2002 at 0.9 percent less than the conversion factor for 2001.

Directs the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) to study and report to Congress on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in determining the update for such payments with a factor that more fully accounts for changes in the unit costs of providing physicians' services.

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2001-11-08
Introduced in Senate
2001-11-08
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Medicare Physician Payment Fairness Act of 2001

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