Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 879 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 879

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

                            January 31, 2025

 Mr. Murphy (for himself, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
 Schrier, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Ruiz, 
  Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Bera, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Harris of 
 Maryland, and Mr. McCormick) 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 2025''.

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 April 1, 
                2025, and before January 1, 2026, by 6.62 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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