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S. 596 (116th)

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct payment to physician assistants under the Medicare program for certain services furnished by such physician assistants.

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Introduced

28 February 2019

Last action

28 February 2019 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare

Summary

This bill allows direct payment, under the Medicare program, to physician assistants for certain services furnished to enrollees.

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Timeline

  1. 28 February 2019

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 28 February 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

Documents

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Introduced in Senate (text)

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

    Introduced in Senate · EN · 28 February 2019

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