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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 › Section 6204

Extending Incentive Payments for Participation in Eligible Alternative Payment Models

Section 6204 · Sec. 6204 ·

What this chapter is about

This part adds the year 2028 to a bonus for doctors in certain payment programs. The bonus for that year is set at 3.1 percent. Other years in the same law are shifted to match.

2 proposals indexed from this chapter.

The year 2028 is added at a rate of 3.1 percent

The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 6204 in the PDF
What the document says

“(A) by inserting ``, and during 2028,'' after ``with 2026''; and (B) by inserting ``, or, with respect to 2028, 3.1 percent'' after ``1.88 percent'';”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 6204

Section 6204 amends section 1833(z) of the Social Security Act to add 2028 to the years covered and to set the rate for 2028 at 3.1 percent, in both paragraph (1)(A) and paragraph (4)(B). It also adds 2028 and 2029 to related headings and text in paragraph (2).

What the document actually says

“(A) by inserting ``, and during 2028,'' after ``with 2026''; and (B) by inserting ``, or, with respect to 2028, 3.1 percent'' after ``1.88 percent'';”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 6204
That sentence, in plain words

Write in the words and during 2028. Then write in a rate for that year. The rate is 3.1 percent.

What this is about

Some doctors join programs that pay for results, not for each visit. A bonus goes with that. This adds one more year of it.

No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.

Two subclauses gain the years 2028 and 2029

The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 6204 in the PDF
What the document says

“(1) in subclause (II), by inserting ``and 2028'' after ``2026''; and (2) in subclause (III), by inserting ``and 2029'' after ``2027''.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 6204

Subsection (b) of section 6204 amends section 1848(q)(1)(C)(iii) of the Social Security Act, inserting and 2028 after 2026 in subclause (II) and and 2029 after 2027 in subclause (III).

What the document actually says

“(1) in subclause (II), by inserting ``and 2028'' after ``2026''; and (2) in subclause (III), by inserting ``and 2029'' after ``2027''.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 6204
That sentence, in plain words

In one spot, write in the words and 2028. In another spot, write in the words and 2029.

What this is about

A rule can list the years it covers. Adding a year to one list means adding it to the others.

No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.

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What This Page Covers, and What It Leaves Out

The two things the section does: add 2028 and its 3.1 percent rate to section 1833(z) of the Social Security Act, and make conforming changes in section 1848(q)(1)(C)(iii) of that Act.

The parallel insert instructions listed one by one, including the heading changes.

The section amends the Social Security Act, which is not indexed here, so what the incentive payments and the payment models otherwise involve is not recorded on this site.