Skip to main content
CivicGate

HR 879
Introduced Re-checks Congress.gov for new actions and updates the bill's status, and fills in any sponsors, committees, or related bills that are missing. It does not re-pull sponsors/cosponsors/committees/related — those rarely change — and it skips all work if nothing has changed upstream, so it's cheap to click.

Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase support for physicians and other practitioners in adjusting to Medicare payment changes.

Introduced Jan 31, 2025

Latest action (Jan 31, 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

This bill would extend Medicare payment adjustments to support physicians and other practitioners through 2025, adding a 6.62 percent payment increase for services furnished between April 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025. The adjustment would help practitioners adapt to changes in Medicare reimbursement rates. The bill updates existing Medicare provisions to include 2025 in the list of years eligible for these adjustment mechanisms.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
198 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. Jan 31, 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. Jan 31, 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.

  • S 1640 — Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 · Introduced May 7, 2025 · Cong. 119 87%
  • HR 3954 — Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2025 · Introduced Jun 12, 2025 · Cong. 119 82%
  • HR 870 — Physicians for Underserved Areas Act · Introduced Jan 31, 2025 · Cong. 119 82%
  • HR 936 — Medicaid Improvement and State Flexibility Act of 2025 · Introduced Feb 4, 2025 · Cong. 119 81%
  • HR 5142 — Home Health Stabilization Act of 2025 · Introduced Sep 4, 2025 · Cong. 119 80%
  • HR 4093 — Apples to Apples Comparison Act of 2025 · Introduced Jun 24, 2025 · Cong. 119 80%

Full text

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.

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 “Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025”.

SEC. 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”. <all>

Comments

Comments

Loading comments…