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4	4	STSESSION S. 1460
5	5	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend incentive payments
6	6	for participation in eligible alternative payment models under the Medi-
7	7	care program.
8	8	IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
9	9	APRIL10, 2025
10	10	Mr. B
11	11	ARRASSO(for himself, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. WELCH,
12	12	Mr. T
13	13	ILLIS, and Mrs. BLACKBURN) introduced the following bill; which
14	14	was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
15	15	A BILL
16	16	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend
17	17	incentive payments for participation in eligible alternative
18	18	payment models under the Medicare program.
19	19	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
20	20	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
21	21	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
22	22	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preserving Patient Ac-4
23	23	cess to Accountable Care Act’’. 5
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26	26	•S 1460 IS
27	27	SEC. 2. EXTENDING INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR PARTICIPA-1
28	28	TION IN ELIGIBLE ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT 2
29	29	MODELS. 3
30	30	(a) I
31	31	NGENERAL.—Section 1833(z) of the Social Se-4
32	32	curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(z)) is amended— 5
33	33	(1) in paragraph (1)(A)— 6
34	34	(A) by striking ‘‘with 2026’’ and inserting 7
35	35	‘‘with 2027’’; and 8
36	36	(B) by inserting ‘‘, or, with respect to 9
37	37	2027, 3.53 percent’’ after ‘‘1.88 percent’’; 10
38	38	(2) in paragraph (2)— 11
39	39	(A) in subparagraph (B)— 12
40	40	(i) in the subsection heading, by strik-13
41	41	ing ‘‘
42	42	2026’’ and inserting ‘‘2027’’; and 14
43	43	(ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), 15
44	44	by striking ‘‘2026’’ and inserting ‘‘2027’’; 16
45	45	(B) in subparagraph (C)— 17
46	46	(i) in the subparagraph heading, by 18
47	47	striking ‘‘
48	48	2027’’ and inserting ‘‘2028’’; and 19
49	49	(ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), 20
50	50	by striking ‘‘2027’’ and inserting ‘‘2028’’; 21
51	51	and 22
52	52	(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and 23
53	53	2026’’ and inserting ‘‘2026, and 2027’’; and 24
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57	57	(3) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting ‘‘, or, 1
58	58	with respect to 2027, 3.53 percent’’ after ‘‘1.88 per-2
59	59	cent’’. 3
60	60	(b) C
61	61	ONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 4
62	62	1848(q)(1)(C)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 5
63	63	1395w–4(q)(1)(C)(iii)) is amended— 6
64	64	(1) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘2026’’ and 7
65	65	inserting ‘‘2027’’; and 8
66	66	(2) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘2027’’ and 9
67	67	inserting ‘‘2028’’. 10
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