HR 4838
116th Congress
House
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medicare
SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act
Introduced: October 23, 2019
Introduced by:
McGovern, James P.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 23, 2019
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.
Oct 23, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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