; and (B) by inserting , or, with respect to 2026, 1.75 percent after 3.5 percent . (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (B)— (i) in the header, 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 header, 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, 1.75 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 . 405. Payment rates for durable medical equipment under the Medicare Program (a) Areas other than rural and noncontiguous areas The Secretary shall implement section 414.210(g)(9)(v) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), to apply the transition rule described in the first sentence of such section to all applicable items and services furnished in areas other than rural or noncontiguous areas (as such terms are defined for purposes of such section) through December 31, 2024. (b) All areas The Secretary shall not implement section 414.210(g)(9)(vi) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation) until January 1, 2025. (c) Implementation Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may implement the provisions of this section by program instruction or otherwise. 406. Extending the independence at home medical practice demonstration program under the Medicare program (a) In general Section 1866E of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395cc–5 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking 10-year and inserting 12-year