SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act

Summary

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.

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Timeline

1. 24 February 2026

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 24 February 2026

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 24 February 2026

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

2 official files

• Introduced in House

  Introduced in House · EN · 24 February 2026

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 24 February 2026

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Sponsors

• Adrian Smith · R · Sponsor
• James McGovern · D · Sponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

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