118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 955SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow payments under the Medicare program for certain items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider to be determined under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services, and for other purposes.

Health
Introduced Feb 9, 2023
Last action Dec 17, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Feb 9, 2023
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Referred
Dec 17, 2024
E&C · Ways & Means
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 6 actions
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 17, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Feb 17, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 9, 2023
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.
Feb 9, 2023
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.