Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-879
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2025-01-31
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-31
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: 2025-01-31
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill increases certain payment adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule for services furnished between April 1, 2025, and January 1, 2026.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 879 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 31, 2025 Mr. Murphy (for himself, Mr. Panetta , Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania , Ms. Schrier , Mrs. Miller-Meeks , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Ruiz , Mrs. Miller of West Virginia , Mr. Bera , Mr. Van Drew , Mr. Harris of 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 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 increase support for physicians and other practitioners in adjusting to Medicare payment changes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 . 2. Increasing support for physicians and other practitioners in adjusting to Medicare payment changes (a) In general Section 1848(t) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(t) ) is amended— (1) in the header, by striking 2024 and inserting 2025 ; and (2) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 and inserting 2021 through 2025 ; (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking and at the end; (C) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (D) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F) such services furnished on or after April 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2026, by 6.62 percent. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 1848(c)(2)(B)(iv)(V) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(c)(2)(B)(iv)(V) ) is amended by striking 2021, 2022, 2023, or 2024 and inserting any of years 2021 through 2025 .