,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #f1  
#bjba,mr4 ,boozman 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,padilla1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 and ,mr4      
,tester7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend title ,,xviii of the ,social      
,security ,act to extend certain        
increases in payments for physicians'   
services under the ,medicare program    
through #bjbb4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,supporting    
,medicare ,providers ,act of #bjba4  #b4
 ,extending certain increases in        
payments for physicians' services under 
the ,medicare program through #bjbb  7a7
 ,in general ,section #ahdh7t7 of the   
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciew-#d7t77 is amended-- 7#a7 in      
paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking during
 #bjba and inserting during #bjba or    
#bjbb2 and  7,b7 by striking ,january   
#a1 #bjbb and inserting ,january #a1    

#bjbc2 and  7#b7 in paragraph           
7#b77;,c7-- 7,a7 in the header1 by      
striking #bjba and inserting #bjba and  
#bjbb2 and  7,b7 by striking after #bjba
 and inserting after #bjbb4  7b7        
,conforming amendment ,section          
#ahdh7;c77#b77;,b77iv77,v7 of the       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciew-#d7;c77#b77;,b77iv77,v77 is      
amended by striking #bjba and inserting 
#bjba or #bjbb4