To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-8505
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2020-10-02
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations

Department of Health and Human Services

Executive agency funding and structure

Health personnel

Health programs administration and funding

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2020-10-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Appropriations, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-10-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill excludes certain adjustments to payments for physician services under Medicare from budget neutrality requirements in FY2021. The bill also rescinds $10 billion of unobligated funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8505 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 2, 2020 Mr. Burgess (for himself and Mr. Rush ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means , and Appropriations , 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 A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule, and for other purposes.

1. One-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under Medicare physician fee schedule (a) Waiver of budget neutrality adjustments Section 1848(c)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(c)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B)— (A) in clause (ii)(II), by striking clauses (iv) and (v) and inserting clauses (iv), (v), and (vii) ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (vii) Non-application of budget neutrality adjustments for 2021 The budget neutrality adjustments under clause (ii)(II) and subparagraph (F) shall not be applied for 2021. ; and (2) in subparagraph (F), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting , subject to subparagraph (B)(vii) after The Secretary . (b) Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (1) In general From the unobligated balances of amounts made available under the heading Department of Health and Human Services––Office of the Secretary––Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund by the provisions listed in subsection (b) (in the order of such provisions as specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services), $10,000,000,000, to be derived from such amounts that are not allocated to eligible health care providers or for provider relief, is hereby rescinded. (2) Provisions The provisions listed in this subsection are the following: (A) Title III of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ( Public Law 116–136 ). (B) Title I of division B of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act ( Public Law 116–139 ).