119-S1624
PATCH Act
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1624
1. Short title2. Floor on work geographic index for physicians' services furnished in Hawaii1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the "Protecting Access To Care in Hawaii Act" or the "PATCH Act".
2. 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) Floor on work geographic index for services furnished in Hawaii - 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.