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RESULTS Act

USA119th CongressS-2761| Senate 
| Updated: 9/10/2025
Thomas Tillis

Thomas Tillis

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (8)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Roger Marshall (Republican)Jim Banks (Republican)Alex Padilla (Democratic)John R. Curtis (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Ted Budd (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services Act of 2025, or RESULTS Act, seeks to ensure long-term stability for Medicare beneficiary access to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests. It achieves this by significantly improving the accuracy and feasibility of data collection used to establish private payor-based fee schedule payment rates under the Medicare program. A central provision mandates that, starting in 2028, the Secretary of Health and Human Services will collect data for "widely available non-ADLT clinical diagnostic laboratory tests" from a qualifying comprehensive claims database maintained by an independent national nonprofit entity. This independent entity must be a national nonprofit, unaffiliated with other healthcare sector organizations, and maintain a robust database containing at least 50 billion claims from over 50 private payors, representing all 50 states and D.C. The data within this database must be validated through quality assurance processes and comply with all federal and state privacy and security requirements. The Secretary is required to contract with such an entity to access this applicable information, which includes final payment rates and volumes, specifically excluding denied or erroneous payments. The bill modifies how payment rates are calculated, incorporating this new independent claims data into the weighted median of private payor rates for widely available non-ADLTs. If the Secretary cannot secure a contract with a qualifying entity or if data is unavailable, the payment rate for these tests will default to the previous year's rate, adjusted by the Consumer Price Index. For non-widely available non-ADLTs without reported data, payment will be determined through cross-walking to comparable tests or a gapfilling process. The legislation also updates data collection and reporting periods, shifting the next reporting period for laboratories to January 1, 2028, and extending the cycle to every four years. It revises the annual payment reduction limits, setting them at 15 percent for 2025 through 2028, and then reducing them to 5 percent for 2029 and subsequent years. Furthermore, the bill requires the Secretary to publicly explain payment rates, including supporting data, to enhance transparency for laboratories.
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Timeline
Sep 10, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-5269
Introduced in House
Sep 10, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Sep 10, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • September 10, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-5269
    Introduced in House


  • September 10, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 10, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 119-5269: RESULTS Act

RESULTS Act

USA119th CongressS-2761| Senate 
| Updated: 9/10/2025
The Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services Act of 2025, or RESULTS Act, seeks to ensure long-term stability for Medicare beneficiary access to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests. It achieves this by significantly improving the accuracy and feasibility of data collection used to establish private payor-based fee schedule payment rates under the Medicare program. A central provision mandates that, starting in 2028, the Secretary of Health and Human Services will collect data for "widely available non-ADLT clinical diagnostic laboratory tests" from a qualifying comprehensive claims database maintained by an independent national nonprofit entity. This independent entity must be a national nonprofit, unaffiliated with other healthcare sector organizations, and maintain a robust database containing at least 50 billion claims from over 50 private payors, representing all 50 states and D.C. The data within this database must be validated through quality assurance processes and comply with all federal and state privacy and security requirements. The Secretary is required to contract with such an entity to access this applicable information, which includes final payment rates and volumes, specifically excluding denied or erroneous payments. The bill modifies how payment rates are calculated, incorporating this new independent claims data into the weighted median of private payor rates for widely available non-ADLTs. If the Secretary cannot secure a contract with a qualifying entity or if data is unavailable, the payment rate for these tests will default to the previous year's rate, adjusted by the Consumer Price Index. For non-widely available non-ADLTs without reported data, payment will be determined through cross-walking to comparable tests or a gapfilling process. The legislation also updates data collection and reporting periods, shifting the next reporting period for laboratories to January 1, 2028, and extending the cycle to every four years. It revises the annual payment reduction limits, setting them at 15 percent for 2025 through 2028, and then reducing them to 5 percent for 2029 and subsequent years. Furthermore, the bill requires the Secretary to publicly explain payment rates, including supporting data, to enhance transparency for laboratories.
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Timeline
Sep 10, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-5269
Introduced in House
Sep 10, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Sep 10, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • September 10, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-5269
    Introduced in House


  • September 10, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 10, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Thomas Tillis

Thomas Tillis

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (8)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Roger Marshall (Republican)Jim Banks (Republican)Alex Padilla (Democratic)John R. Curtis (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Ted Budd (Republican)

Finance Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 119-5269: RESULTS Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted