H.R. 879

Summary

H.R. 879, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 31, 2025 by Rep. Greg Murphy (R) with 198 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jan 31, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 879 has 198 co-sponsors.

119 HR 879 IH: Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-31
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 879  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 31, 2025   Mr. Murphy  (for himself,  Mr. Panetta ,  Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania ,  Ms. Schrier ,  Mrs. Miller-Meeks ,  Mr. Krishnamoorthi ,  Ms. Tenney ,  Mr. Ruiz ,  Mrs. Miller of West Virginia ,  Mr. Bera ,  Mr. Van Drew ,  Mr. Harris of Maryland , and  Mr. McCormick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on  Ways and Means , 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 increase support for physicians and other practitioners in adjusting to Medicare payment changes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025  .
2.
Increasing support for physicians and other practitioners in adjusting to Medicare payment changes
(a)
In general
Section 1848(t) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(t) ) is amended—
(1)
in the header, by striking
2024   and inserting
2025  ; and
(2)
in paragraph (1)—
(A)
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking  2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024  and inserting  2021 through 2025 ;
(B)
in subparagraph (D), by striking  and  at the end;
(C)
in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and inserting  ; and ; and
(D)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(F)
such services furnished on or after April 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2026, by 6.62 percent.
 .
(b)
Conforming amendment
Section 1848(c)(2)(B)(iv)(V) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(c)(2)(B)(iv)(V) ) is amended by striking  2021, 2022, 2023, or 2024  and inserting  any of years 2021 through 2025 .

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Greg Murphy (R) sponsors H.R. 879, and 198 members have co-sponsored it, 12 of them from the day it was introduced; 1 has since withdrawn.

Greg Murphy

Rep. · R–NC-3 · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 31, 2025

Ami Bera

Rep. · D–CA-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 31, 2025 · Original

Andy Harris

Rep. · R–MD-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 31, 2025 · Original

John Joyce

Rep. · R–PA-13 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 31, 2025 · Original

Raja Krishnamoorthi

Rep. · D–IL-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 31, 2025 · Original

Richard McCormick

Rep. · R–GA-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 31, 2025 · Original

Carol Miller

Rep. · R–WV-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 31, 2025 · Original

Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Rep. · R–IA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 31, 2025 · Original

Jimmy Panetta

Rep. · D–CA-19 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 31, 2025 · Original

Raul Ruiz

Rep. · D–CA-25 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 31, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 879 went before 2 committees: Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Jan 31, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Jan 31, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 879 has taken 2 actions since Jan 31, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 879 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 879.

S 1640Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025May 7, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · Related bill

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Titles

H.R. 879 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase support for physicians and other practitioners in adjusting to Medicare payment changes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

73 clients hired 73 firms and 345 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 879 in 370 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Education, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Veterans, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill. The 20 that filed most often, of 73.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 345.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 879 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 879’s is Health.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 879 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Health care costs and insurance to Medicare.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 879, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MURPHY:H.R. 879.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H434]

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