US SB4151 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 2 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 2 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance 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
Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND] | Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-07-02 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB4838 (Related) 2019-10-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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 |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4151/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4151/BILLS-116s4151is.pdf |