Same Care, Lower Cost Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1629 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1629 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to align Medicare fee- for-service payment rates across ambulatory settings. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 6, 2025 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to align Medicare fee- for-service payment rates across ambulatory settings. 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 ``Same Care, Lower Cost Act''. SEC. 2. ALIGNING MEDICARE FEE-FOR-SERVICE PAYMENT RATES ACROSS AMBULATORY SETTINGS. (a) In General.--Section 1834 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(aa) Site Neutral Payments for Certain Services Furnished in Am…