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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION 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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY31, 2025
Mr. M
URPHY(for himself, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. JOYCEof Pennsylvania, Ms.
S
CHRIER, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. TENNEY,
Mr. R
UIZ, Mrs. MILLERof West Virginia, Mr. BERA, Mr. VANDREW,
Mr. H
ARRISof 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 sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase
support for physicians and other practitioners in adjust-
ing to Medicare payment changes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medicare Patient Ac-4
cess and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025’’. 5
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SEC. 2. INCREASING SUPPORT FOR PHYSICIANS AND 1
OTHER PRACTITIONERS IN ADJUSTING TO 2
MEDICARE PAYMENT CHANGES. 3
(a) I
NGENERAL.—Section 1848(t) of the Social Se-4
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(t)) is amended— 5
(1) in the header, by striking ‘‘2024’’ and in-6
serting ‘‘2025’’; and 7
(2) in paragraph (1)— 8
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 9
(A), by striking ‘‘2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024’’ 10
and inserting ‘‘2021 through 2025’’; 11
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking 12
‘‘and’’ at the end; 13
(C) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 14
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 15
(D) by adding at the end the following new 16
subparagraph: 17
‘‘(F) such services furnished on or after 18
April 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2026, by 19
6.62 percent.’’. 20
(b) C
ONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 21
1848(c)(2)(B)(iv)(V) of the Social Security Act (42 22
U.S.C. 1395w–4(c)(2)(B)(iv)(V)) is amended by striking 23
‘‘2021, 2022, 2023, or 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘any of years 24
2021 through 2025’’. 25
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