U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB8163: Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026
Status: In committee, May 21, 2026
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability for provider payments under the Medicare program.
What the bill says
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability for provider payments under the Medicare program.
From the introduced text, March 30, 2026:
A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability for provider payments under the Medicare program. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Updating the budget neutrality threshold Section 1848(c)(2)(B)(ii)(II) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(c)(2)(B)(ii)(II) ) is amended-- (1) by striking Subject to and inserting the (2) in item (aa), as inserted by paragraph (1), by striking $20,000,000 and inserting the amount specified in item (bb) for such year ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new items: (bb) Amount specified For purposes of item (aa), subject to item (cc), the amount specified in this item is-- (AA) for years before 2027, $20,000,000; (BB) for 2027, $54,300,000; and (CC) for 2028 and each subsequent year, the amount specified in this item for the preceding year. (cc) Indexing limitation on annual adjustments For 2032 and every subsequent fifth year, the Secretary shall increase the amount specified in item (bb) for such year by the cumulative percentage increase in the MEI (as defined in section 1842(i)(3)) applicable to physicians' services for each year occurring during the 5-year period ending on the last day of the preceding year. . SECTION 3. Budget neutrality corrections relating to estimated utilization …
Sponsors
- Gregory Murphy (R, HD-003) · primary sponsor
- Bradley Schneider (D, HD-010)
- John Joyce (R, HD-013)
- Thomas Suozzi (D, HD-003)
- Robert Onder (R, HD-003)
- Jimmy Panetta (D)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R, HD-001)
- Kim Schrier (D, HD-008)
- Robin Kelly (D, HD-002)
- Herbert Conaway (D, HD-003)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D, HD-008)
- Carol Miller (R, HD-WV-1)
Latest actions
- : Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Health, Medicare, Budget process, Health care costs and insurance
Common questions
- What is HB8163?
- HB8163 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026.
- What does HB8163 do?
- In its own words: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability for provider payments under the Medicare program.
- What is the status of HB8163?
- In committee as of May 21, 2026. Latest action: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0. (May 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB8163?
- Gregory Murphy (R, HD-003), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB8163?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8163
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