[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6143 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6143
To provide for certain Medicare program extensions, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 7, 2021
Ms. Schrier (for herself and Mr. Horsford) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in
addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, 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 provide for certain Medicare program extensions, and for other
purposes.
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 ``Supporting Health Care Providers
During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENTS TO MEDICARE SEQUESTRATION REDUCTIONS.
(a) Extension of Temporary Suspension Through March 2022.--
(1) In general.--Section 3709(a) of division A of the CARES
Act (2 U.S.C. 901a note) is amended--
(A) in the subsection header by inserting ``and
Adjustment'' after ``Suspension''; and
(B) by striking ``December 31, 2021'' and inserting
``March 31, 2022''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1)
shall take effect as if enacted as part of the CARES Act
(Public Law 116-136).
(b) Adjustments to Medicare Program Sequestration Reduction With
Respect to Fiscal Years 2022 and 2030.--Section 251A(6) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a(6)) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (E);
and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new
subparagraphs:
``(C) Notwithstanding the 2 percent limit specified
in subparagraph (A) for payments for the Medicare
programs specified in section 256(d), the sequestration
order of the President under such subparagraph for
fiscal year 2022 shall be applied to such payments so
that with respect to the period beginning on April 1,
2022, and ending on June 30, 2022, the payment
reduction shall be 1.0 percent.
``(D) Notwithstanding the 2 percent limit specified
in subparagraph (A) for payments for the Medicare
programs specified in section 256(d), the sequestration
order of the President under such subparagraph for
fiscal year 2030 shall be applied to such payments so
that--
``(i) with respect to the first 6 months in
which such order is effective for such fiscal
year, the payment reduction shall be 2.25
percent; and
``(ii) with respect to the second 6 months
in which such order is so effective for such
fiscal year, the payment reduction shall be 3
percent.''.
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF SUPPORT FOR PHYSICIANS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS IN
ADJUSTING TO MEDICARE PAYMENT CHANGES.
(a) In General.--Section 1848 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395w-4) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(iv)(V), by striking ``2021''
and inserting ``2021 or 2022''; and
(2) in subsection (t)--
(A) in the subsection header, by striking ``2021''
and inserting ``2021 and 2022'';
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``during 2021'' and
inserting ``during 2021 and 2022''; and
(ii) by striking ``for such services
furnished on or after January 1, 2021, and
before January 1, 2022, by 3.75 percent.'' and
inserting ``for--
``(A) such services furnished on or after January
1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, by 3.75 percent;
and
``(B) such services furnished on or after January
1, 2022, and before January 1, 2023, by 3.0 percent.'';
and
(C) in paragraph (2)(C)--
(i) in the subparagraph header, by striking
``2021'' and inserting ``2021 and 2022'';
(ii) by inserting ``for services furnished
in 2021 or 2022'' after ``under this
subsection''; and
(iii) by inserting ``or 2022,
respectively'' before the period at the end.
(b) Report.--Section 101(c) of division N of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence--
(A) by striking ``April 1, 2022'' and inserting
``each of April 1, 2022, and April 1, 2023''; and
(B) by striking ``, as added by subsection (a)''
and inserting ``furnished during 2021 or 2022,
respectively''; and
(2) in the second sentence--
(A) by striking ``Such report'' and inserting
``Each such report''; and
(B) by inserting ``with respect to 2021 or 2022, as
applicable'' after ``under such section''.
SEC. 4. PRESERVING PATIENT ACCESS TO CRITICAL CLINICAL LAB SERVICES.
(a) Revised Phase-In of Reductions From Private Payor Rate
Implementation.--Section 1834A(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395m-1(b)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``through 2024'' and
inserting ``through 2025''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ``for 2021'' and
inserting ``for each of 2021 and 2022''; and
(B) in clause (iii), by striking ``2022 through
2024'' and inserting ``2023 through 2025''.
(b) Revised Reporting Period for Reporting of Private Sector
Payment Rates for Establishment of Medicare Payment Rates.--Section
1834A(a)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m-1(a)(1)(B))
is amended--
(1) in clause (i), by striking ``December 31, 2021'' and
inserting ``December 31, 2022''; and
(2) in clause (ii)--
(A) by striking ``January 1, 2022'' and inserting
``January 1, 2023''; and
(B) by striking ``March 31, 2022'' and inserting
``March 31, 2023''.
SEC. 5. DELAY TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RADIATION ONCOLOGY MODEL
UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
Section 133 of Division CC of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2021 (Public Law 116-260) is amended by striking ``January 1, 2022''
and inserting ``January 1, 2023''.
SEC. 6. MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND.
Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 2021'' and all that
follows through the period at the end and inserting ``fiscal year 2021,
$101,000,000.''.
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