119-hr786

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 786 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 786

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend incentive 
payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models under 
 the Medicare program.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 28, 2025

 Mr. LaHood (for himself, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Dunn of Florida, and Ms. 
 Schrier) 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

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 A BILL

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend incentive 
payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models under 
 the Medicare 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 ``Preserving Patient Access to 
Accountable Care Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENDING INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN ELIGIBLE 
 ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT MODELS.

    (a) In General.--

Section 1833

    (z) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395l

    (z) ) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (1)
        (A) --
        (A) by striking ``with 2026'' and inserting ``with 
 2027''; and
        (B) by inserting ``, or, with respect to 2027, 3.53 
 percent'' after ``1.88 percent'';

    (2) in paragraph

    (2) --
        (A) in subparagraph
        (B) --
            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
 ``2026'' and inserting ``2027''; and
            (ii) in the matter preceding clause
            (i) , by 
 striking ``2026'' and inserting ``2027'';
        (B) in subparagraph
            (C) --
            (i) in the subparagraph heading, by 
 striking ``2027'' and inserting ``2028''; and
            (ii) in the matter preceding clause
            (i) , by 
 striking ``2027'' and inserting ``2028''; and
            (C) in subparagraph
            (D) , by striking ``and 2026'' 
 and inserting ``2026, and 2027''; and

    (3) in paragraph

    (4)
        (B) , by inserting ``, or, with respect 
 to 2027, 3.53 percent'' after ``1.88 percent''.

    (b) Conforming Amendments.--

Section 1848

    (q)

    (1)
            (C) 
            (iii) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4

    (q)

    (1)
            (C) 
            (iii) ) is amended--

    (1) in subclause
            (II) , by striking ``2026'' and inserting 
 ``2027''; and

    (2) in subclause
            (III) , by striking ``2027'' and inserting 
 ``2028''.
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