US HB4838 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-3)
Status: Introduced on October 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act
Sponsors
| Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE] | Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE] | Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA] |
| Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE] | Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM] |
| Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA] | Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] | Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA] |
| Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU] | Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ] | Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA] | Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA] |
| Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ] | Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] | Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ] | Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA] |
| Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA] | Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL] | Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX] | Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA] |
| Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-26 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2019-10-23 | House | 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. |
| 2019-10-23 | House | 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. |
| 2019-10-23 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB4151 (Related) 2020-07-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medicare
Health care costs and insurance
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medicare
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4838/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4838/BILLS-116hr4838ih.pdf |
