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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6369 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6369

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

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 13, 2023

   Ms. Schrier (for herself and Mr. Dunn of Florida) 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 extend incentive 
   payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models.

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

SECTION 1. 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) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``In the case'' and 
                        inserting ``Subject to subparagraph (E), in the 
                        case'';
                            (ii) by striking ``ending with 2025'' and 
                        inserting ``ending with 2026''; and
                            (iii) by inserting ``and 2026'' after 
                        ``with respect to 2025''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Special payment rule for 2026.--With respect 
                to an amount payable under subparagraph (A) for 2026 to 
                an eligible professional who is a qualifying APM 
                participant for such year, such amount shall be 
                reduced, in the case such participant has received 
                payment under such subparagraph--
                            ``(i) for at least 4 years but fewer than 7 
                        years, by 34 percent; or
                            ``(ii) for 7 years, by 67 percent.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in the subparagraph heading, by 
                        striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2026''; and
                            (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2026'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) in the subparagraph heading, by 
                        striking ``2026'' and inserting ``2027''; and
                            (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``2026'' and inserting ``2027''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``2024, and 
                2025'' and inserting ``2024, 2025, and 2026''; and
            (3) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``2025'' and inserting 
        ``2025 and 2026''.
    (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 ``2025'' and inserting 
        ``2026''; and
            (2) in subclause (III), by striking ``2026'' and inserting 
        ``2027''.
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