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HR 955 118th Congress House Health

SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act

Introduced: May 24, 2024 Introduced by: Smith, Adrian Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 17, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 17, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
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
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 17 Republican 2
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Foushee, Valerie P.
North Carolina · May 24, 2024
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Mar 13, 2024
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Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Mar 13, 2024
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Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 22, 2023
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jul 11, 2023
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Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 11, 2023
 R
Kim, Young
California · Jun 7, 2023
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jun 7, 2023
 D
Garamendi, John
California · May 25, 2023
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Vargas, Juan
California · May 15, 2023
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · May 10, 2023
Nickel, Wiley
· May 10, 2023
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Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · May 5, 2023
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 5, 2023
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Apr 26, 2023
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Apr 18, 2023
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Chu, Judy
California · Apr 18, 2023
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Mar 27, 2023
Kildee, Daniel
· Mar 9, 2023
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Mar 9, 2023
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 9, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 955: SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-955/
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"H.R. 955: SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-955/.
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H.R. 955, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-955/.
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