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House Bill 8505
116th Congress(2019-2020)
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule, and for other purposes.
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H. R. 8505 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8505


To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 2, 2020

Mr. Burgess (for himself and Mr. Rush) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Appropriations, 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

A BILL

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule, 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. One-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under Medicare physician fee schedule.

(a) Waiver of budget neutrality adjustments.—Section 1848(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(c)(2)) is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (B)—

(A) in clause (ii)(II), by striking “clauses (iv) and (v)” and inserting “clauses (iv), (v), and (vii)”; and

(B) by adding at the end the following:

“(vii) NON-APPLICATION OF BUDGET NEUTRALITY ADJUSTMENTS FOR 2021.—The budget neutrality adjustments under clause (ii)(II) and subparagraph (F) shall not be applied for 2021.”; and

(2) in subparagraph (F), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting “, subject to subparagraph (B)(vii)” after “The Secretary”.

(b) Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—From the unobligated balances of amounts made available under the heading “Department of Health and Human Services––Office of the Secretary––Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund” by the provisions listed in subsection (b) (in the order of such provisions as specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services), $10,000,000,000, to be derived from such amounts that are not allocated to eligible health care providers or for provider relief, is hereby rescinded.

(2) PROVISIONS.—The provisions listed in this subsection are the following:

(A) Title III of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136).

(B) Title I of division B of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116–139).