119th Congress · introduced in the House · Nov 19, 2025
Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act
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Latest action (Nov 19, 2025): 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.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Nov 19, 2025)
Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act
This bill modifies certain adjustments to payment amounts under the Medicare physician fee schedule.
Payment amounts under the Medicare physician fee schedule are based on a service's relative value, a conversion factor, and a geographic adjustment factor. Current law provides for separate conversion factors for physicians that are qualifying participants in advanced alternative payment models (also known as qualifying APM participants) and for other physicians beginning in 2026, with an annual update of 0.75% and 0.25%, respectively.
The bill replaces the separate conversion factors for qualifying APM participants and other physicians with a single conversion factor and provides for an update that is equal to the annual percentage increase in the Medicare Economic Index, beginning in 2026. (The Medicare Economic Index is a specialized index that is generally used to determine allowed charges for physician services based on annual price changes.)
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
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.
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
Introduced in House
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AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$393,240
Spent on own lobbying
…itle XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide pharmacy payment of certain services H.R. 4206-CONNECT for Health Act, to expand access to telehealth services H.R. 6160-Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, provide for an update to a single conversion factor under the Medicare physician fee schedule that is ba…
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CONGRESS OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS · lobbying firm or registrant: CONGRESS OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$35,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ms Data Act: To establish a process to expand access to claims data under certain Federal health plans in order to facilitate research and quality improvement. H.R.6160, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act: To provide for an update to a single conversion factor under the Medicare physician fee schedule that i…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$35,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ms Data Act: To establish a process to expand access to claims data under certain Federal health plans in order to facilitate research and quality improvement. H.R.6160, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act: To provide for an update to a single conversion factor under the Medicare physician fee schedule that i…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · lobbying firm or registrant: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.6160, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R.9693, Patients First Act of 2026 H.R.5454/S.2879, Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act. H.R.3514/S.1816…
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CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INC · lobbying firm or registrant: CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Act; all provisions H.R. 3514: Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 4710: No Surprises Act Enforcement Act; all provisions H.R. 6160: Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act; provisions related to Medicare physician payments S. 1816: Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act…
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AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$213,718
Spent on own lobbying
…x Medicare Physician Fee Schedule's physician payment reimbursement cuts Support H.R.3514, S.1816, the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act Support for H.R. 6160, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act Support for H.R. 9693, Patients First Act
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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$2,047,000
Spent on own lobbying
…erage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program. Federal Register, 88, 90 FR 49266-50481; H.R. 6160, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act; H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act; H.R. 7520, the Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act…
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AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$290,000
Spent on own lobbying
…d to the Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction, including the Removing Excessive Cuts to Outpatient and Vital Essential Rehabilitation (RECOVER) Act (H.R. 8386) H.R. 6160, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 7520, the Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (H.R. 8163) Patients…
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AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$4,540,000
Spent on own lobbying
…care Coverage Modernization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.5467 - PAAT Act, all provisions H.R.5940 - Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.6160 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, all provisions H.R.6280 - Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.7520 -…
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AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 17, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$312,662
Spent on own lobbying
…Choice Act S.1816/H.R. 3514 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act H.R. 8386 - the RECOVER Act (Repeal of Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction Policy) H.R. 6160 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 8163/S. 5180 - Provider Reimbursement Stability Act H.R. 9693/S. 5672 - Patients First Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 17, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$312,662
Spent on own lobbying
…H.R. 4202 - Medicare Patient Choice Act H.R. 8386 - the RECOVER Act (Repeal of Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction Policy) H.R. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 6160 Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 8163/S. 5180 - Provider Reimbursement Stability Act H.R. 9693/S. 5672 - Patients First Act
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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$388,538
Spent on own lobbying
…ction Act of 2025. H.R.5435/S.2842, Stop CMV Act of 2025. H.R.5509/S.2903, Safe Step Act. H.R. 5736, Penicillin Allergy Verification and Evaluation (PAVE) Act. H.R.6160, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act. H.R. 7520, Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act. H.R.8163/S.5180, Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 20…
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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$388,538
Spent on own lobbying
…ss to Claims Data Act. H.R.4731/S.2439, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025. H.R.5736, Penicillin Allergy Verification and Evaluation (PAVE) Act. H.R.6160, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act. H.R.7520, Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act. H.R.8163/S.5180, Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 202…
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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$78,800
Spent on own lobbying
…ces; 2) a new methodology for calculating indirect practice expenses in facility settings that unfairly penalizes facility-based surgical services. Support for H.R. 6160, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, which would provide an annual inflationary update for Medicare physician payment tied to the Medica…
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ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL ONCOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$80,000
Spent on own lobbying
…al Security Act to transform the Merit-based Incentive Payment System into the Data-driven Performance Payment System under the Medicare physician fee schedule H.R. 6160: Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act to modify certain adjustments to payment amounts under the Medicare physician fee schedule S. 1460/H.R.…
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AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 14, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$600,000
Spent on own lobbying
…physician payment including, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (H.R. 879); the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 6160), the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (S. 4935); the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (H.R. 8163/S. 5180); and the Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act (H.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ATHENAHEALTH, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: ATHENAHEALTH, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 5, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Reauthorization Act of 2015," all provisions relating to implementation of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Advanced Payment Models (APMs). HR 6160 "Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act," all provisions relating to Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Issues pertaining to the role of the Offic…
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AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 30, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$498,299
Spent on own lobbying
…itle XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide pharmacy payment of certain services H.R. 4206-CONNECT for Health Act, to expand access to telehealth services H.R. 6160-Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, provide for an update to a single conversion factor under the Medicare physician fee schedule that is ba…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$218,460
Spent on own lobbying
…reform to the reimbursement system, including the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (H.R. 8163), the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 6160) and the Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act (H.R. 7520) The Safe Step Act (H.R. 5509/S. 2903) requires group health plans regulated by the Employee Retirement Inc…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$218,460
Spent on own lobbying
…reform to the reimbursement system, including the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (H.R. 8163), the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 6160) and the Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act (H.R. 7520).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INC · lobbying firm or registrant: CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ed to provider tax, community engagement requirement, and implementation issues H.R. 3514: Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 6160: Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act; provisions related to Medicare physician payments H.R. 8163: Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 20…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MEDICAL GROUP MANAGEMENT ASSN · lobbying firm or registrant: MEDICAL GROUP MANAGEMENT ASSN
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$300,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ubcommittee on Health hearing on opportunities for Medicare payment reform that included support for the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 6160) to include annual inflationary updates to Medicare and the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (H.R. 8163) to modernize budget neutrality rules in Medicare.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MEDICAL GROUP MANAGEMENT ASSN · lobbying firm or registrant: MEDICAL GROUP MANAGEMENT ASSN
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$300,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ubcommittee on Health hearing on opportunities for Medicare payment reform that included support for the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 6160) to include annual inflationary updates to Medicare and the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (H.R. 8163) to modernize budget neutrality rules in Medicare.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$680,000
Spent on own lobbying
…physician payment including, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (H.R. 879); the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 6160), the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (S. 4935); the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (H.R. 8163); and the Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act (H.R. 7520)…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$580,000
Spent on own lobbying
…erage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program. Federal Register, 88, 90 FR 49266-50481; H.R. 6160, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act; H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act; H.R. 7520, the Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing