,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afdj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #g1 #bjbe 
,mr4 ,marshall 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 increase support for 
physicians and other practitioners in   
adjusting to ,medicare payment changes4 
#a4  ,short title  ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,medicare ,patient ,access 
and ,practice ,stabilization ,act of    
#bjbe4  #b4  ,increasing support for    
physicians and other practitioners in   
adjusting to ,medicare payment changes  
7a7  ,in general  ,section #ahdh7t7 of  
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#d7t77 is amended--    
7#a7 in the header1 by striking #bjbd   
and inserting #bjbe2 and  7#b7 in       
paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in the matter     
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking
 #bjba1 #bjbb1 #bjbc1 and #bjbd and     
inserting #bjba through #bjbe2  7,b7 in 

subparagraph 7,d71 by striking and at   
the end2  7,c7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by 
striking the period and inserting 2 and2
 and  7,d7 by adding at the end the     
following new subparagraph3  7,f7 such  
services furnished on or after ,june #a1
 #bjbe1 and before ,january #a1 #bjbf1  
by #h4ea percent4  4  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 #bjba1 #bjbb1 #bjbc1
 or #bjbd and inserting any of years    
#bjba through #bjbe4