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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.
Summary
The bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to delay and adjust Medicare payment rates for durable medical equipment (DMEPOS) items that were part of the 2021 competitive bidding round. The bill extends a transition rule for non-rural areas through December 31, 2025, and delays implementation of a new payment rule in all areas until January 1, 2026. The Secretary may implement these adjustments through program instruction or other means.
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Sponsor (1)
24 cosponsors
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL)
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI)
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA)
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL)
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA)
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA)
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN)
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA)
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX)
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN)
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY)
- Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN)
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA)
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV)
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN)
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA)
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL)
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA)
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY)
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI)
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Actions (2)
- Mar 10, 2025 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. · house
- Mar 10, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “DMEPOS Relief Act of 2025”.
SEC. 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. <all>
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