119th Congress · Senate bill · Last action May 15, 2025
S. 1776In CommitteeHealth
Medicare Beneficiary Co-Pay Fairness Act
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill (R-LA)1 cosponsorIntroduced May 15, 2025
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In plain English
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) sponsored this bill to cap the coinsurance amount Medicare beneficiaries pay for services at ambulatory surgical centers. If the coinsurance charge exceeds the annual Medicare hospital deductible, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must reduce it to match the deductible amount and reimburse the difference to the provider.
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May 15
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May 15, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 15
May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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May 15
SENATERead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 15
Introduced in Senate
All 1 cosponsor
1 Democrat · 0 Republicans
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