S. 1640 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, May 7, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryIncreases Medicare payments to doctors temporarily
This bill would raise how much Medicare pays doctors for their services during a specific period from June 2025 through the end of 2025. It does this by increasing certain payment adjustments that are part of the standard Medicare payment system for physicians.
How it affects you
If you're on Medicare, this could affect the doctors who treat you during this period. Higher Medicare payments to physicians might influence their willingness to see Medicare patients or the services they offer, though the summary doesn't specify exactly how those changes would play out for patients.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, May 7, 2025)
Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025
This bill increases certain payment adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule for services furnished between June 1, 2025, and January 1, 2026.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 1640
A BILL
Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) · Introduced May 7, 2025 · Health · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action May 7, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.”