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HR 879
Recent Bills/HR 879

Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025

IntroducedJanuary 31, 2025
Introduced1 year ago
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HealthMedicareHealth care costs and insurance
Why This Matters

This bill extends and updates a temporary Medicare payment boost for doctors and other health professionals. It adds a 6.62 percent increase for services between April 1 and December 31, 2025.

Who this affects
Physicians · Health practitioners · Medicare program
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1It updates the current payment adjustment header year from 2024 to 2025.
  2. 2It extends the support period for Medicare payment changes from 2021–2024 to 2021–2025.
  3. 3It adds a new 6.62 percent payment increase for services furnished on or after April 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2026.
  4. 4It makes a matching change in another provision to replace references to years 2021–2024 with 2021–2025.
Read the detailed summary

Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025This bill increases certain payment adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule for services furnished between April 1, 2025, and January 1, 2026.

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IntroducedCurrentJan 31, 2025

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The President

Donald Trump
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Awaiting Vote
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