Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative DelBene
Introduced
Summary
Ends patient cost-sharing for chronic care management services under Medicare Part B. This bill would require Medicare to pay 100 percent of the lesser of a provider's actual charge or the amount set under section 1848 for chronic care management and would remove CCM-related deductibles for services furnished on or after January 1, 2027.
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- People on Medicare with chronic conditions would not owe copays or CCM-related deductibles for eligible chronic care management services starting January 1, 2027.
- Physicians and other providers billing for chronic care management would be paid 100 percent of the lesser of their charge or the section 1848 amount for those services.
- Medicare Part B payment processing would treat CCM under the section 1848 framework and exempt those services from the Part B deductible beginning January 1, 2027.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Lower costs for chronic care management
If enacted, you would not owe the Medicare Part B deductible for chronic care management services you get on or after January 1, 2027. Medicare would pay 100% of the lesser of the provider's actual charge or the Medicare amount determined under section 1848 for those services. This would lower your out-of-pocket cost for each chronic care management service after that date.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
DelBene
WA • D
Cosponsors
Kelly (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Davis (NC)
NC • D
Sponsored 4/28/2026
Roll Call Votes
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