H.R. 8261

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8261 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8261

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove cost-sharing 
responsibilities for chronic care management services under the 
Medicare program.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 14, 2026

Ms. DelBene (for herself and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania) introduced the 
following bill; which was 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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A BILL

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove cost-sharing 
responsibilities for chronic care management services 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 ``Chronic Care Management Improvement 
Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. REMOVING COST-SHARING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CHRONIC CARE 
MANAGEMENT SERVICES UNDER PART B OF THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

Section 1833 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l) is 
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (GG), by striking ``and'' at 
the end; and
(B) in subparagraph (HH), by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end the following: ``and (II) with 
respect to chronic care management services (as 
described in subsection (b)(8) of section 1848) 
furnished on or after January 1, 2027, the amount paid 
shall be an amount equal to 100 percent of the lesser 
of the actual charge for such services or the amount 
determined under such section;''; and
(2) in subsection (b), in the first sentence--
(A) in paragraph (12), by striking ``and'' at the 
end; and
(B) in paragraph (13), by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ``, and (14) such 
deductible shall not apply with respect to chronic care 
management services (as described in section 
1848(b)(8)) furnished on or after January 1, 2027''.
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