DMEPOS Relief Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-2005
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
Introduced: 2025-03-10
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-10
text: 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-03-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>DMEPOS Relief Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill extends until December 31, 2025, a higher payment rate (known as the 75/25 blended rate) for durable medical equipment in nonrural or noncontiguous areas under Medicare.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2005 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 10, 2025 Mrs. Miller-Meeks (for herself, Mr. Tonko , Mr. Feenstra , and Mr. Panetta ) 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 A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for certain adjustments to Medicare payment for items of durable medical equipment that were formerly included in round 2021 of the DMEPOS competitive bidding program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DMEPOS Relief Act of 2025 . 2. Payment rates for durable medical equipment in DMEPOS non-competitive bidding areas under the medicare program (a) Areas other than rural and noncontiguous areas The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the Secretary ) shall implement section 414.210(g)(9)(v) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), to apply the transition rule described in the first sentence of such section to all applicable items and services furnished in areas other than rural or noncontiguous areas (as such terms are defined for purposes of such section) through December 31, 2025. (b) All areas The Secretary shall not implement section 414.210(g)(9)(vi) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation) until January 1, 2026. (c) Implementation Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may implement the provisions of this section by program instruction or otherwise.