HR 7666 · in committee · significant

SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act

What this bill does

This bill expands Medicare payments for certain services provided at hospital outpatient departments located off-campus.
Hospital outpatient departments and Medicare patients receiving specialist services are affected by this payment change.
The bill applies to services where physician specialist payments were under $2 million in the previous year.

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Community Threads

Started by Cosponsor

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How would expanding Medicare payments for off-campus hospital outpatient services affect healthcare access in rural versus urban areas?
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What evidence supports the claim that increasing payments for services under the $2 million threshold will improve patient care or service availability?
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How might hospitals redirect resources if reimbursement rates for off-campus outpatient services increase, and what trade-offs could result?

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Sponsor · R-NE-3

Adrian Smith

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In Congress

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Introduced 2026-02-24

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Legislative timeline

2026-02-24 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2026-02-24 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2026-02-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2026-02-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

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