S. 1624

Summary

S. 1624, the PATCH Act, was introduced in the Senate on May 6, 2025 by Sen. Brian Schatz (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on May 6, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 1624 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 S1624 IS: Protecting Access To Care in Hawaii Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-06
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1624  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   May 6, 2025   Mr. Schatz  (for himself and  Ms. Hirono ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Finance    A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a floor on the work geographic index for physicians' services furnished in Hawaii.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Access To Care in Hawaii Act   or the   PATCH Act  .
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Floor on work geographic index for physicians' services furnished in Hawaii
Section 1848(e) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(e) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking  and (I)  and inserting  (I), and (J) ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(J)
Floor on work geographic index for services furnished in Hawaii
For purposes of payment for services furnished in Hawaii on or after January 1, 2026, after calculating the work geographic index in subparagraph (A)(iii), the Secretary shall increase the work geographic index to 1.5 if such index would otherwise be less than 1.5. The preceding sentence shall not be applied in a budget neutral manner.
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a floor on the work geographic index for physicians' services furnished in Hawaii.

Sponsors

Sen. Brian Schatz (D) sponsors S. 1624, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Brian Schatz

Sen. · D–HI · Sponsor

Introduced May 6, 2025

Mazie Hirono

Sen. · D–HI · Co-sponsor

Joined May 6, 2025 · Original

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Committees

S. 1624 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance

Finance

Referred To · May 6, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 1624 has taken 2 actions since May 6, 2025.

Votes

S. 1624 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 1624, as Identical bill.

HR 3263PATCH ActMay 7, 2025 · Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Commit… · Identical bill

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Titles

S. 1624 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• PATCH Act — Display Title
• PATCH Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Protecting Access To Care in Hawaii Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a floor on the work geographic index for physicians' services furnished in Hawaii. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 18 registered lobbyists who named S. 1624 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Insurance, Medicare/Medicaid, Pharmacy, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1624 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

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