H.R. 5712: Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010
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H.R. 5712: Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2010-07-13 · Health · Latest: Became Public Law No: 111-286.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-07-13 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 111-286. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 18, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to continue the existing 2.2% physician payment update that expires November 30, 2010, for an additional month through December 31, 2010. Applies a 20% reduction, rather than the current 25% reduction, in the discount for certain multiple therapy services furnished on or after January 1, 2011. Exempts reduced expenditures attributable to the multiple procedure payment reduction from budget-neutrality requirements. Declares that the budgetary effects of this Act, for purposes of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation" for this Act, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
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Official text
Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] · 4 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5712, Veterans', Seniors', and Children's Health Technical Corrections Act of 2010 (2010-07-14); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5712, Veterans', Seniors', and Children's Health Technical Corrections Act of 2010 (2010-07-14)
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Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ)
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Words on this page, explained (2)
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
- Statute
- A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr5712.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr5712 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111