Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014

Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleTo amend the Social Security Act to extend Medicare payments to physicians and other provisions of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.
NicknamesThe "doc fix"
Announced inthe 113th United States Congress
Sponsored byRep. Joe Pitts (R-PA)
Citations
Public lawPub. L. 113–93 (text) (PDF)
Legislative history

The Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (H.R. 4302; Pub. L. 113–93 (text) (PDF)) is a law that delayed until March 2015 a pending cut to Medicare physician payment, a cut that had been regularly delayed for over a decade.[1][2] Because the law only delayed and did not repeal the physician payment cut, it was a source of controversy.[2][3]

The bill was signed into law on April 1, 2014, during the 113th United States Congress.

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