S. 1776

Summary

S. 1776, the Medicare Beneficiary Co-Pay Fairness Act, was introduced in the Senate on May 15, 2025 by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on May 15, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 1776 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 S1776 IS: Medicare Beneficiary Co-Pay Fairness Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-15
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  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 1776
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  May 15, 2025
  Mr. Cassidy  (for himself and  Mr. Blumenthal ) introduced the following bill; which
  was read twice and referred to the  Committee
  on Finance
  A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the coinsurance
  amount for certain services furnished in an ambulatory surgical center.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Medicare Beneficiary Co-Pay Fairness Act  .
2.
Limitation on coinsurance amount
(a)
In general
Section 1833 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(1)(G), by inserting  subject to subsection (ee),  before  with respect to facility services ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(ee)
Limitation on coinsurance amount for certain services furnished in an ambulatory surgical center
In the case that application of subsection (a)(1)(G) would result in the imposition of a coinsurance amount with respect to facility services described in such subsection furnished during a year with respect to a surgical procedure that exceeds the amount of the inpatient hospital deductible established under section 1813(b) for such year, the Secretary shall—
(1)
reduce the amount of such coinsurance to an amount equal to such deductible; and
(2)
pay to the supplier furnishing such services an amount equal to such reduction.
  .
(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2026.

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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the coinsurance amount for certain services furnished in an ambulatory surgical center.

Sponsors

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) sponsors S. 1776, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Bill Cassidy

Sen. · R–LA · Sponsor

Introduced May 15, 2025

Richard Blumenthal

Sen. · D–CT · Co-sponsor

Joined May 15, 2025 · Original

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Committees

S. 1776 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance

Finance

Referred To · May 15, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 1776 has taken 2 actions since May 15, 2025.

Votes

S. 1776 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 1776.

HR 3006To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the coinsurance amount for certain services furnished in an ambulatory surgical center.Apr 24, 2025 · Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Commit… · Related bill

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Titles

S. 1776 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Medicare Beneficiary Co-Pay Fairness Act — Display Title
• Medicare Beneficiary Co-Pay Fairness Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the coinsurance amount for certain services furnished in an ambulatory surgical center. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

7 clients hired 6 firms and 30 registered lobbyists who named S. 1776 in 25 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 Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Budget/Appropriations, Pharmacy, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Education, Insurance.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1776 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1776’s is Health.

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