TEMPORARY FREEZE OF APM PAYMENT INCENTIVE THRESHOLDS.

SEC. 114. TEMPORARY FREEZE OF APM PAYMENT INCENTIVE THRESHOLDS. (a) In General.—Section 1833(z)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(z)(2)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B)— (A) in the heading, by striking “and 2022” and inserting “through 2024”; and (B) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “2021 and 2022” and inserting “each of 2021 through 2024”; (2) in subparagraph (C)— (A) in the heading, by striking “2023” and inserting “2025”; and (B) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “2023” and inserting “2025”; and (3) in subparagraph (D), by adding at the end the following: “With respect to 2023 and 2024, the Secretary shall use the same percentage criteria for counts of patients that are used in 2022.”. (b) Partial Qualifying APM Participant Modifications.—Section 1848(q)(1)(C)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(q)(1)(C)(iii)) is amended— (1) in subclause (II), in the matter preceding item (aa), by striking “2021 and 2022” and inserting “each of 2021 through 2024”; and (2) in subclause (III), in the matter preceding item (aa), by striking “2023” and inserting “2025”. (c) [42 U.S.C. 1395l note] Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.