S. 1640 – Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025

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The Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 amends the Social Security Act to extend existing Medicare payment support provisions through 2025 and to introduce a temporary 8.51% payment boost for services delivered from June 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026. The changes affect physicians and other health‑care practitioners who receive Medicare payments.

Key Provisions

Updates the Medicare payment support language to cover the years 2021 through 2025 instead of stopping at 2024.
Adds a new provision that provides an 8.51% increase for services furnished between June 1, 2025 and January 1, 2026.
Makes a conforming change in a related section to reflect the expanded year range (2021‑2025).

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Finance Committee

May 7, 2025

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Introduced in Senate

May 7, 2025

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Finance Committee

May 7, 2025

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Introduced in SenateIssued May 7, 2025

II

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1640

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 7, 2025

Mr. Marshall introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025.

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 June 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2026, by 8.51 percent.

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(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.