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S. 1953 (107th)

Physician Wage Fairness Act of 2001

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Introduced

14 February 2002

Last action

14 February 2002 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Susan Collins, Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

19 August 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Physician Wage Fairness Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the geographic physician work adjustment factor from the geographic indices used to adjust payments under the physician fee schedule.

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Timeline

  1. 14 February 2002

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 February 2002

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S860-862)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 14 February 2002

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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Introduced in Senate (text)

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