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Medicare DME Payments: Extend Transition Rates Through 2025

Also known as: Competitive Bidding Relief Act

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Key Points

  • Tells the Health and Human Services Department to keep a “transition” payment approach for certain Medicare medical equipment in most areas through Dec. 31, 2025.
  • Delays a scheduled payment change for these Medicare equipment items in all areas until Jan. 1, 2026.
  • Applies to certain durable medical equipment that used to be part of a Medicare competitive bidding round, which affects what Medicare pays suppliers.
  • Could affect what suppliers are paid and whether some equipment is easy to find locally, depending on how suppliers respond to the payment levels.
HealthcareMedicare MedicaidConsumer Protection

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Sep 30, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sep 30, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Competitive Bidding Relief Act

Bill NumberS 2951
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Cosponsors

(3)
D: 1R: 2

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