Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 7666
SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act
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Introduced 2026-02-24Topic: health careSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceSOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act This bill allows for payment under the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services of certain items and services that are furnished at off-campus outpatient departments. Specifically, the bill allows for payment of items and services for which payments to physician specialists (under the Medicare physician fee schedule) did not exceed $2 million during the previous year.
Sponsors
- Adrian Smith Republican sponsor
- 1 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-24 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-02-24 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-02-24 | Introduced in House | introduce |