; and (B) by inserting , or, with respect to 2026, 1.88 percent after 3.5 percent ; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (B)— (i) in the heading, by striking 2025 and inserting 2026 ; and (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 2025 and inserting 2026 ; (B) in subparagraph (C)— (i) in the heading, by striking 2026 and inserting 2027 ; and (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 2026 and inserting 2027 ; and (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking and 2025 and inserting 2025, and 2026 ; and (3) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting , or, with respect to 2026, 1.88 percent after 3.5 percent . (b) Conforming amendments 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), by striking 2025 and inserting 2026 ; and (2) in subclause (III), by striking 2026 and inserting 2027 . 305. Temporary payment increase under the Medicare physician fee schedule to account for exceptional circumstances and atypical timing of enactment Section 1848(t)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(t)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (D)— (A) by striking January 1, 2025 and inserting March 9, 2024 ; and (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) such services furnished on or after March 9, 2024, and before January 1, 2025, by 2.93 percent. . 306. Extension of increased inpatient hospital payment adjustment for certain low-volume hospitals (a) In general Section 1886(d)(12) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(12) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking in fiscal year 2025 and subsequent fiscal years and inserting during the portion of fiscal year 2025 beginning on January 1, 2025, and ending on September 30, 2025, and in fiscal year 2026 and subsequent fiscal years