H.R. 6160

Summary

H.R. 6160, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, was introduced in the House on Nov 19, 2025 by Rep. Raul Ruiz (D) with 12 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Nov 19, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Record

Text

H.R. 6160 has 12 co-sponsors.

119 HR 6160 IH: Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-19
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6160  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 19, 2025   Mr. Ruiz  (for himself,  Mr. Bilirakis ,  Mr. Panetta ,  Mr. Bera , and  Ms. Schrier ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on  Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an update to a single conversion factor under the Medicare physician fee schedule that is based on the Medicare economic index.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act  .
2.
Transition to an update to a single conversion factor under the Medicare physician fee schedule based on the Medicare economic index
(a)
In general
Section 1848(d)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(d)(20) ) is amended to read as follows:
(20)
Update for 2026 and subsequent years
The update to the single conversion factor established in paragraph (1)(C) for 2026 and each subsequent year shall be equal to the Secretary’s estimate of the percentage increase in the MEI (as defined in section 1842(i)(3)) for the year.
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(b)
Conforming amendment To provide for a single conversion factor after 2025
Section 1848(d)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(d)(1)(A) ) is amended—
(1)
by striking  and ending with 2025 ; and
(2)
by striking  There shall be two separate conversion factors  and all that follows through the end of the subparagraph.

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Raul Ruiz (D) sponsors H.R. 6160, and 12 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Raul Ruiz

Rep. · D–CA-25 · Sponsor

Introduced Nov 19, 2025

Ami Bera

Rep. · D–CA-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 19, 2025 · Original

Gus Bilirakis

Rep. · R–FL-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 19, 2025 · Original

Jimmy Panetta

Rep. · D–CA-19 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 19, 2025 · Original

Kim Schrier

Rep. · D–WA-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 19, 2025 · Original

Salud Carbajal

Rep. · D–CA-24 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 17, 2026

Jeff Van Drew

Rep. · R–NJ-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 17, 2026

Ted Lieu

Rep. · D–CA-36 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 26, 2026

Joe Wilson

Rep. · R–SC-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 26, 2026

John Rutherford

Rep. · R–FL-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 15, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 6160 went before 2 committees: Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Nov 19, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Nov 19, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6160 has taken 2 actions since Nov 19, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 6160 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6160 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act — Display Title
• Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an update to a single conversion factor under the Medicare physician fee schedule that is based on the Medicare economic index. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

21 clients hired 21 firms and 117 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6160 in 60 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, Medicare/Medicaid, Budget/Appropriations, Education, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Immigration, Veterans.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill. The 20 that filed most often, of 21.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 117.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6160 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6160’s is Health.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6160, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 195 (Wednesday, November 19, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RUIZ:H.R. 6160.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United StatesConstitution, to provide for the general welfare and made alllaws necessary and proper to carry out the powers ofCongress.[Page H4818]

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