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May 7, 2025
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May 7, 2025
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.
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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.
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May 7, 2025
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.
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May 7, 2025
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Introduced in House
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May 7, 2025
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: May 7, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 2:06 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3263 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3263
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a floor on
the work geographic index for physicians' services furnished in Hawaii.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 7, 2025
Ms. Tokuda (for herself and Mr. Case) introduced the following bill;
which was 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
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a floor on
the work geographic index for physicians' services furnished in Hawaii.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3263 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3263
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a floor on
the work geographic index for physicians' services furnished in Hawaii.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 7, 2025
Ms. Tokuda (for herself and Mr. Case) introduced the following bill;
which was 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
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a floor on
the work geographic index for physicians' services furnished in Hawaii.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Access To Care in Hawaii
Act'' or the ``PATCH Act''.
SEC. 2.
FURNISHED IN HAWAII.
Section 1848
(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.
(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4
(e) )
is amended--
(1) in paragraph
(1)
(A) , in the matter preceding clause
(i) , by striking ``and
(I) '' and inserting ``
(I) , and
(J) '';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``
(J) Floor on work geographic index for services
furnished in hawaii.--For purposes of payment for
services furnished in Hawaii on or after January 1,
2026, after calculating the work geographic index in
subparagraph
(A)
(iii) , the Secretary shall increase the
work geographic index to 1.5 if such index would
otherwise be less than 1.5. The preceding sentence
shall not be applied in a budget neutral manner.''.
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