S 553 119th Congress Senate Health Alaska Hawaii Health care costs and insurance Home and outpatient care Medicare

SOLES Act

Introduced: February 12, 2025 Introduced by: Sullivan, Dan Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Feb 12, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Save our Lone Emergency Services Act or the SOLES Act

This bill requires Medicare payments to sole community hospitals in Alaska or Hawaii to cover at least 94% of the reasonable costs of covered outpatient services.

What's happening now February 12, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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