New rules would change how Medicare providers submit claims for certain medical equipment.
This bill would create new rules for how doctors and suppliers submit claims to Medicare for certain medical equipment and supplies. Some claims would no longer need to be sent electronically. Others would have a shorter deadline of 90 days to be submitted. These changes aim to prevent fraud and waste.
Today, Medicare providers generally must submit claims electronically, and they have until the end of the calendar year following the service date to submit claims for medical equipment and supplies. After this bill, providers would no longer need to submit claims electronically for certain "specified items" of medical equipment and supplies. However, for a subset of these, called "applicable items," claims would need to be submitted within 90 days of the service date, starting January 1, 2027.
HR 8871 · 119th Congress · May 19, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 7/10
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