U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5672: Patients First Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 30, 2026
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify certain physician payments under the Medicare program.
What the bill says
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify certain physician payments under the Medicare program.
From the introduced text, September 30, 2026:
A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify certain physician payments under the Medicare program. SECTION 1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Patients First Act of 2026 . (b) Table of contents Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I--Strengthening reimbursement and patient access Sec. 101. Modifying the conversion factor updates applicable to physicians' services under the Medicare program. Sec. 102. Hybrid payment model for primary care services. Sec. 103. Work geographic floor adjustment for high inflationary years. TITLE II--POINTS Sec. 201. Implementation of the Patient Outcome Improvement National Tabulation System. Sec. 202. Payment reform. Sec. 203. Quality Reform Task Force. Sec. 204. Modification of MIPS payment adjustments. Sec. 205. Modifying requirements and approval periods for qualified clinical data registries. Sec. 206. Expanded access to claims data to facilitate research and quality improvement. Sec. 207. Modification of appropriate use criteria data collection for applicable imaging services. Sec. 208. Rules of construction. TITLE III--APM improvement Sec. 301. Qualifying APM participant threshold freeze. Sec. 302. CMI model requirements. Sec. 303. Report on barriers to participation in value-based payment models. TITLE IV--Physician payment improvements Sec. 401. Updating the budget neutrality threshold. Sec. 402. Budget neutrality corrections relating to estimated utilization. Sec. 403. Timely updates to direct costs …
Sponsors
- Marshall, Roger (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is SB5672?
- SB5672 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Patients First Act of 2026.
- What does SB5672 do?
- In its own words: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify certain physician payments under the Medicare program.
- What is the status of SB5672?
- In committee as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5672?
- Marshall, Roger (R).
- Where is the official record for SB5672?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5672
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