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DMEPOS Relief Act of 2025

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.

Introduced Mar 10, 2025

Latest action (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.

Referred to
Ways and Means Committee Energy and Commerce Committee
Policy area
Health
Issues
Healthcare

Summary
  • Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to apply a transition rule for certain durable medical equipment items in non-rural areas through December 31, 2025
  • Delays implementation of a specific Medicare payment regulation for durable medical equipment until January 1, 2026
  • Allows the Secretary to implement these provisions by program instruction

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Sponsor (1)
24 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Mariannette Miller-Meeks’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NYCBS $26,878
  • Employer not reported $21,077
  • RDV CORPORATION $16,500
  • ESTES COMPANY $16,000
  • DAVITA $15,500

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Mariannette Miller-Meeks → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. 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
  2. Mar 10, 2025 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 8871 — DME Scammer Prevention Act of 2026 · Introduced May 21, 2026 · Cong. 119 62%
  • HR 10136 — Promoting Fairness for Medicare Providers Act of 2024 · Introduced Dec 17, 2024 · Cong. 118 62%
  • S 2951 — Competitive Bidding Relief Act · Introduced Sep 30, 2025 · Cong. 119 60%
  • HR 5554 — Stand Strong for Medicare Act of 2025 · Introduced Sep 23, 2025 · Cong. 119 60%
  • HR 2433 — Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 · Introduced Feb 4, 2026 · Cong. 119 59%
  • S 5062 — FAIR DME Appeals Act · Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Cong. 119 58%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Mar 10, 2025

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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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