OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

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Floor Speech

Date: April 10, 2025
Location: Washington, DC


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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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