S 3908
119th Congress
Senate
Health
SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act
Introduced: February 25, 2026
Introduced by:
Hoeven, John
Republican
· North Dakota
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 25, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced in Senate
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1