Plain English summary not yet available
The full original text is available below. Check back soon as we process this bill.
I
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 physi-
cian 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 consider-
ation 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 Representa-
1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
2
VerDate Sep 11 2014
00:24 Oct 30, 2020
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H8505.IH
H8505
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
2
•HR 8505 IH
SECTION 1. ONE-YEAR WAIVER OF BUDGET NEUTRALITY
1
ADJUSTMENTS UNDER MEDICARE PHYSICIAN
2
FEE SCHEDULE.
3
(a) WAIVER
OF BUDGET NEUTRALITY ADJUST-
4
MENTS.—Section 1848(c)(2) of the Social Security Act
5
(42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(c)(2)) is amended—
6
(1) in subparagraph (B)—
7
(A) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘clauses
8
(iv) and (v)’’ and inserting ‘‘clauses (iv), (v),
9
and (vii)’’; and
10
(B) by adding at the end the following:
11
‘‘(vii) NON-APPLICATION OF BUDGET
12
NEUTRALITY
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
2021.—
13
The budget neutrality adjustments under
14
clause (ii)(II) and subparagraph (F) shall
15
not be applied for 2021.’’; and
16
(2) in subparagraph (F), in the matter pre-
17
ceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, subject to subpara-
18
graph (B)(vii)’’ after ‘‘The Secretary’’.
19
(b) PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMER-
20
GENCY FUND.—
21
(1) IN GENERAL.—From the unobligated bal-
22
ances of amounts made available under the heading
23
‘‘Department of Health and Human Services––Of-
24
fice of the Secretary––Public Health and Social
25
Services Emergency Fund’’ by the provisions listed
26
VerDate Sep 11 2014
00:24 Oct 30, 2020
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H8505.IH
H8505
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
3
•HR 8505 IH
in subsection (b) (in the order of such provisions as
1
specified by the Secretary of Health and Human
2
Services), $10,000,000,000, to be derived from such
3
amounts that are not allocated to eligible health care
4
providers or for provider relief, is hereby rescinded.
5
(2) PROVISIONS.—The provisions listed in this
6
subsection are the following:
7
(A) Title III of division B of the
8
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
9
Act (Public Law 116–136).
10
(B) Title I of division B of the Paycheck
11
Protection Program and Health Care Enhance-
12
ment Act (Public Law 116–139).
13
Æ
VerDate Sep 11 2014
00:24 Oct 30, 2020
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H8505.IH
H8505
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS