The Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (S. 1640), companion legislation to H.R. 879, is legislation that would stabilize physician practices and protect patients’ access to care.

A bipartisan group of legislators re-introduced the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (H.R. 879), legislation that would stabilize physician practices and protect patients' access to care.

Twenty-one physicians were elected to the 119th Congress, including 4 senators and 17 representatives.