S. 3344

Referred to Committee

Protecting the American Taxpayer and Medicare Act

Introduced 12/8/2021•117th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

12/8/2021 • Senate

Summary

Protecting the American Taxpayer and Medicare Act

This bill makes several budgetary and technical changes, particularly in relation to Medicare.

Specifically, the bill continues to exempt Medicare from sequestration until March 31, 2022. (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)

Additionally, the bill (1) temporarily extends other provisions under Medicare, including a payment increase under the physician fee schedule; and (2) requires any debits recorded for FY2022 on the statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) scorecards to be deducted from the scorecards for 2022 and added to the scorecards for 2023.

Introduced in Senate • 12/8/2021

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Policy Area: Health

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBudget deficits and national debtBudget processCancerCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingMedicareRadiation