DMEPOS Relief Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The DMEPOS Relief Act changes Medicare payment timing for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies in areas outside competitive bidding that are not rural or noncontiguous. HHS must apply the transition rule in 42 C.F.R. 414.210(g)(9)(v) to all applicable items and services furnished in those areas through December 31, 2025. HHS may not implement the successor rule in 42 C.F.R. 414.210(g)(9)(vi) until January 1, 2026. The Secretary can implement the change by program instruction or another administrative route. The bill therefore preserves temporary payment treatment for suppliers serving non-bid, non-rural, contiguous areas for the rest of 2025.
Who Benefits and How
DMEPOS suppliers in non-competitive-bidding areas benefit because the transition payment rule remains in place through December 31, 2025. Medicare beneficiaries needing durable medical equipment benefit if supplier participation and equipment access are preserved during the transition. Home medical equipment providers benefit from delayed implementation of lower or changed payment treatment until January 1, 2026. Supplier billing departments benefit from a clear statutory date for the transition period.
Who Bears the Burden and How
HHS and CMS must implement the transition extension and delay the successor payment rule until January 1, 2026. Medicare program administrators must issue program instructions and update claims systems. Federal taxpayers and the Medicare program bear any added cost from continuing the transition payment rule. Budget analysts must account for higher DMEPOS payments in affected non-bid areas through 2025.
Key Provisions
- Extends the 42 C.F.R. 414.210(g)(9)(v) DMEPOS transition rule through December 31, 2025.
- Blocks implementation of the successor rule until January 1, 2026.
- Applies to applicable items and services in non-rural, noncontiguous, non-competitive-bidding areas.
- Authorizes HHS implementation by program instruction or other administrative means.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Extends a Medicare DMEPOS transition payment rule for applicable items and services in non-rural, noncontiguous, non-competitive-bidding areas through December 31, 2025, and delays the successor rule until January 1, 2026.
Key Policy Areas
Medicare, Durable Medical Equipment, Provider Payment
Primary Purpose
Extends a Medicare DMEPOS transition payment rule for applicable items and services in non-rural, noncontiguous, non-competitive-bidding areas through December 31, 2025, and delays the successor rule until January 1, 2026.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- DMEPOS suppliers
- Medicare beneficiaries needing durable medical equipment
- Home medical equipment providers
- Supplier billing departments
Identified Costs
- HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Medicare program administrators
- Federal taxpayers
- Budget analysts
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMrs. Miller-Meeks (for herself, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Feenstra, and Mr. …
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in …
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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DMEPOS suppliers, Home medical equipment providers, Medicare beneficiaries needing durable medical equipment
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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