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HOUSE 3348117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act

Last Action
5/20/2021

Actions

  • 2021-05-20Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 2021-05-19Referred 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.
  • 2021-05-19Referred 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.
  • 2021-05-19Introduced in House
  • 2021-05-19Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2021-05-19 (00)

SOS: 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.

Cosponsors (20)

  • Adrian Smith (R-NE)
  • Stephanie Murphy (D-FL)
  • Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
  • Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
  • Don Bacon (R-NE)
  • Karen Bass (D-CA)
  • BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
  • ZOE LOFGREN (D-CA)
  • Greg Stanton (D-AZ)
  • Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ)
  • Ted Lieu (D-CA)
  • Cynthia Axne (D-IA)
  • Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)
  • Dean Phillips (D-MN)
  • GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
  • Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
  • Deborah Ross (D-NC)
  • G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)
  • Pete Aguilar (D-CA)
  • DAVID PRICE (D-NC)
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