How HR 879 changes current law

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The bill updates the Medicare payment adjustment years and increases the payment rate for certain services in 2025.

• 42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(t)

  2024 → 2025

  Updates the reference year for Medicare payment adjustments from 2024 to 2025.

• 42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(t)(1)

  2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 → 2021 through 2025

  Extends the range of years for payment adjustments to include 2025.

• 42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(t)(1)(D)

  and

  Prepares for added conditions in the list of payment adjustments.

• 42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(t)(1)(E)

  the period → ; and

  Continues the list format to accommodate an additional condition.

• 42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(t)(1)

  such services furnished on or after April 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2026, by 6.62 percent.

  Introduces a new payment adjustment for certain services provided during a specified period in 2025.

• 42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(c)(2)(B)(iv)(V)

  2021, 2022, 2023, or 2024 → any of years 2021 through 2025

  Broadens the timeframe for criteria application to include all years from 2021 to 2025.