[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1294 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1294

 To provide for payment rates for durable medical equipment under the 
                           Medicare program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 26, 2023

Mr. Thune (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for payment rates for durable medical equipment under the 
                           Medicare program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Competitive Bidding Relief Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. PAYMENT RATES FOR DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT UNDER THE MEDICARE 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Areas Other Than Rural and Noncontiguous Areas.--The Secretary 
shall implement section 414.210(g)(9)(v) of title 42, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or any successor regulation), to apply the transition rule 
described in the first sentence of such section to all applicable items 
and services furnished in areas other than rural or noncontiguous areas 
(as such terms are defined for purposes of such section) through 
December 31, 2024.
    (b) All Areas.--The Secretary shall not implement section 
414.210(g)(9)(vi) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any 
successor regulation) until January 1, 2025.
    (c) Implementation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary may implement the provisions of this section by program 
instruction or otherwise.
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