Medicare pays doctors more or less by area. A floor stops the pay for their work from falling too low in some places. This part keeps the floor to January 31, 2026.
The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 6207 in the PDF
What the document says
“is amended by striking "October 1, 2025" and inserting "January 31, 2026".”
The section amends section 1848(e)(1)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(e)(1)(E)). The floor has been carried forward in short steps for years. This step ends on the same day as most of the other health extensions in this division.
What the document actually says
“is amended by striking "October 1, 2025" and inserting "January 31, 2026".”
That sentence, in plain words
One date in the law is taken out. A later one is put in.
What this is about
Medicare pays doctors by area. Costs differ from place to place. The floor keeps the pay in the lowest areas from dropping further.
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The one thing the section does: move the date in section 1848(e)(1)(E) of the Social Security Act.
Nothing else. The section is one sentence.
The section works by amending the Social Security Act. That law is not indexed here, so this file does not say how the floor is set or which areas it lifts.
