Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10073 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10073

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase support for 
  physicians and other practitioners in adjusting to Medicare payment 
                                changes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 29, 2024

Mr. Murphy (for himself, Mr. Panetta, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Bera, Mr. 
    Bucshon, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase support for 
  physicians and other practitioners in adjusting to Medicare payment 
                                changes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Patient Access and Practice 
Stabilization Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. INCREASING SUPPORT FOR PHYSICIANS AND OTHER PRACTITIONERS IN 
              ADJUSTING TO MEDICARE PAYMENT CHANGES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1848(t) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w-4(t)) is amended--
            (1) in the header, by striking ``2024'' and inserting 
        ``2025''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024'' and inserting 
                ``2021 through 2025'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (C) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
                    ``(F) such services furnished on or after January 
                1, 2025, and before January 1, 2026, by 4.73 
                percent.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1848(c)(2)(B)(iv)(V) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(c)(2)(B)(iv)(V)) is amended by 
striking ``2021, 2022, 2023, or 2024'' and inserting ``any of years 
2021 through 2025''.
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