,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hgjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #cj1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,bera 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,bucshon1 ,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of   
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,holding1 ,mr4      
,ruiz1 ,mr4 ,david ,p4 ,roe of          
,tennessee1 ,ms4 ,finkenauer1 and ,mr4  
,marshall7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on ,ways 
and ,means1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xviii of   
the ,social ,security ,act to provide   
for an increase in payment under part ,b
 of the ,medicare program for certain   
services in response to ,,covid-#ai4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,holding ,providers ,harmless   
,from ,medicare ,cuts ,during           

,,covid-#ai ,act of #bjbj4  #b4         
,providing for an increase in payment   
under part ,b of the ,medicare program  
for certain services to hold providers  
harmless while responding to ,,covid-#ai
  7a7 ,in general ,section #ahcc of the 
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciel7 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection3  7dd7     
,,covid-#ai relief payments for certain 
services  7#a7 ,in general ,in the case 
of an eligible service 7as defined in   
paragraph 7#b77;,a77 furnished during a 
specified year 7as defined in paragraph 
7#b77;,c77 by a supplier for which      
payment is made under 7or based on7 the 
fee schedule established under section  
#ahdh1 in addition to the amount of     
payment that would otherwise be made for
 such service under this part1 there    
also shall be paid at the time such     
payment under section #ahdh is made an  
amount equal to the specified hold      
harmless relief payment 7as defined in  
paragraph 7#b77;,b77 for such service4  

7#b7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3  
7,a7 ,eligible service  7i7 ,in general 
,the term eligible service means1 with  
respect to a service furnished in a     
specified year by a supplier for which  
payment is made under 7or based on7 the 
fee schedule established under section  
#ahdh1 any service 7other than a service
 described in clause 7ii77 for which the
 payment amount determined under 7or    
based on7 such fee schedule for such    
year and supplier is less than such     
payment amount that would have been     
determined under 7or based on7 such fee 
schedule for such service and supplier  
had such service been furnished in      
#bjbj4  7ii7 ,excluded services ,for    
purposes of clause 7i71 the services    
described in this clause are any of the 
following3 7,i7 ,services identified by 
any of ,,hcpcs codes #iibjb through     
#iibje or by ,,hcpcs code #iibaa 7or any
 successor codes71 but only if such     
service is billed in conjunction with   
,,hcpcs code ,,gpc#a,x 7or a successor  

code74  7,,ii7 ,services identified by  
any of ,,hcpcs codes #iibab through     
#iibae 7or any successor codes74        
7,,iii7 ,services identified by ,,hcpcs 
code ,,gpc#a,x 7or any successor code74 
7,b7 ,specified hold harmless relief    
payment ,the term specified hold        
harmless relief payment means1 with     
respect to an eligible service furnished
 in a specified year by a supplier1 the 
difference between the payment amount   
determined under 7or based on7 the fee  
schedule established under section #ahdh
 for such year and supplier and such    
amount that would have been determined  
under 7or based on7 such schedule for   
such service and supplier had such      
service been furnished in #bjbj4  7,c7  
,specified year ,the term specified year
 means #bjba and #bjbb4  7#c7           
,coordination ,the amount of the        
additional payment for a service under  
this subsection and subsection 7m7 shall
 be determined without regard to any    
additional payment for the service under

 subsection 7m7 and this subsection1    
respectively4 ,the amount of the        
additional payment for a service under  
this subsection and subsection 7z7 shall
 be determined without regard to any    
additional payment for the service under
 subsection 7z7 and this subsection1    
respectively4  7#d7 ,clarification ,for 
purposes of this subsection1 a service  
for which payment is made under 7or     
based on7 the fee schedule established  
under section #ahdh includes a service  
payable under section #ahcd7k74  7#e7   
,limitation on judicial review ,there   
shall be no administrative or judicial  
review under section #ahfi1 #ahgh1 or   
otherwise1 respecting the identification
 of eligible services under this        
subsection4  4  7b7 ,conforming         
amendment ,section #ahcd7;g77#b77;,b7 of
 the ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #aciem7g77#b77;,b77 is amended
 by striking 7x7 and 7y7 and inserting  
7x71 7y71 and 7dd74