Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1460 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1460

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend incentive 
payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models under 
                         the Medicare program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 10, 2025

Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Welch, Mr. 
 Tillis, and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following bill; which was 
          read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend incentive 
payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models under 
                         the Medicare program.

    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 ``Preserving Patient Access to 
Accountable Care Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENDING INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN ELIGIBLE 
              ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT MODELS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1833(z) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395l(z)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``with 2026'' and inserting ``with 
                2027''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, or, with respect to 2027, 3.53 
                percent'' after ``1.88 percent'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``2026'' and inserting ``2027''; and
                            (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``2026'' and inserting ``2027'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) in the subparagraph heading, by 
                        striking ``2027'' and inserting ``2028''; and
                            (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``2027'' and inserting ``2028''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and 2026'' 
                and inserting ``2026, and 2027''; and
            (3) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting ``, or, with respect 
        to 2027, 3.53 percent'' after ``1.88 percent''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1848(q)(1)(C)(iii) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(q)(1)(C)(iii)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (II), by striking ``2026'' and inserting 
        ``2027''; and
            (2) in subclause (III), by striking ``2027'' and inserting 
        ``2028''.
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