DMEPOS Relief Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
Introduced
Summary
Pauses planned Medicare payment cuts from the 2021 DMEPOS competitive bidding round. This bill would direct HHS to apply a transition rule in most non‑rural areas through December 31, 2025, and postpone a separate payment change until January 1, 2026.
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- Seniors and Medicare patients who use durable medical equipment would have payment rates adjusted under a transition rule in areas other than rural or noncontiguous areas through December 31, 2025.
- Durable medical equipment suppliers in non‑competitive bidding areas would receive phased payment adjustments and would not be subject to the delayed rule until January 1, 2026.
- HHS and Medicare administrators would be allowed to implement these changes by program instruction, giving the agency flexibility in how the adjustments are carried out.
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Temporary Medicare medical equipment rates through 2025
If enacted, HHS would keep a transition payment rule for Medicare medical equipment in non‑rural, contiguous areas through December 31, 2025. HHS would also delay a separate DMEPOS payment rule until January 1, 2026, in all areas. Medicare patients and suppliers could see current, transitional rates continue and other changes pushed back during 2025. This could help avoid sudden shifts in payments or access.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
IA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Feenstra
IA • R
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
PA • R
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
NY • R
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
PA • R
Sponsored 4/28/2025
Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Aderholt
AL • R
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Langworthy
NY • R
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1]
TN • R
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
IA • R
Sponsored 5/20/2025
Mrvan
IN • D
Sponsored 5/20/2025
Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]
IA • R
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]
TX • R
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Kustoff
TN • R
Sponsored 6/10/2025
Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
MI • R
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Sewell
AL • D
Sponsored 7/2/2025
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 7/25/2025
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
GA • R
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Bost
IL • R
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5]
MI • R
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Messmer
IN • R
Sponsored 11/12/2025
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 5/14/2026
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