HR 2610119th CongressIn Committee

Protecting Options for Seniors Act of 2025

Introduced: Apr 2, 2025

Standard Summary

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The Protecting Options for Seniors Act of 2025 addresses Medicare Advantage payment disparities caused by hospital wage index reclassifications by providing additional funding adjustments for affected areas.

Key Points

1Provides additional payment adjustments for MA areas with significant wage index increases
2Defines applicable areas as those with >20% increase in weighted average hospital wage index
3Calculates adjustment based on percentage increase and weighting factor of affected hospitals
4Requires benchmark neutrality to ensure system-wide payment stability
5Applies adjustments beginning with 2026 payment rates
6Enhances transparency by requiring reporting of payments to area hospitals

Impact Areas

Medicare Advantage payment policyHospital reimbursement and rural healthcareHealth insurance marketplace stabilitySenior healthcare access and affordabilityHospital finance and wage index adjustmentsFederal healthcare spending and budgeting

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