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S. 1460119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Apr 10, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act
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S 1460 extends Medicare's alternative payment model bonus program by one year, adding 2027 with a 3.53 percent payment.
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The bill extends by one year a Medicare bonus program for providers using alternative payment models, which reward quality and cost savings instead of per-service billing. It adds 2027 as a new qualifying year, offering a 3.53 percent bonus payment, and adjusts related technical deadlines in Medicare law to match the extension.
Doctors, hospitals, and other providers participating in Medicare value-based programs like Accountable Care Organizations are directly affected. Medicare patients are indirectly affected, since these models aim to shape how their care is coordinated.
Without this extension, the bonus payments would end, removing a financial incentive tied to these payment models.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2567)