Rep. Bilirakis Introduces Bill to Pay Doctors More for High-Cost Medicare Procedures
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and has been sent to the House Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means for review. It is actively moving through the initial committee phase, but no further votes or hearings have been scheduled yet.
Independent physician practices that perform surgical procedures requiring costly supplies would receive significantly higher Medicare payments — 90% of what ambulatory surgical centers get — compared to the current physician fee schedule rates for office-based settings. This closes a payment gap that has discouraged many doctor's offices from offering these procedures, potentially allowing small medical practices to compete more effectively with hospital-owned outpatient departments.
“payment for facility services furnished in connection with such procedure shall be equal to 90 percent of the amount that would be payable for facility services furnished in connection with such procedure under section 1833(i) for such year if such procedure had been furnished in an ambulatory surgical center”
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.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Promoting Fairness for Medicare Providers Act of 2026
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