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S. 2951 119th Congress Senate

Competitive Bidding Relief Act

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for certain adjustments to Medicare payment for items of durable medical equipment that … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for certain adjustments to Medicare payment for items of durable medical equipment that were formerly included in round 2021 of the DMEPOS competitive bidding program.

Introduced: September 30, 2025 Introduced by: James Lankford Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Sep 30, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 30, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Competitive Bidding Relief Act

This bill extends until December 31, 2025, a higher payment rate (known as the 75/25 blended rate) for durable medical equipment in nonrural or noncontiguous areas under Medicare.

 Related & companion bills 1
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 29

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC
    for ACCENDRA HEALTH, INC. (FORMERLY "OWENS & MINOR, INC.") · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • BROWN & FORTUNATO, P.C.
    for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARE (AAHOMECARE) · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • KELLEN COMPANY
    for HEALTHCARE NUTRITION COUNCIL · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC
    for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARE (AAHOMECARE) · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARE
    for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARE · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • ACCENDRA HEALTH INC.
    for ACCENDRA HEALTH INC. · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2951: Competitive Bidding Relief Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2951/
MLA
"S. 2951: Competitive Bidding Relief Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2951/.
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S. 2951, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2951/.
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[S. 2951: Competitive Bidding Relief Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2951/)
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