H.R. 7666 explained  ·  119th Congress  ·  Pending in Congress

SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act

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Cosponsors: 1 (1 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-09

Introduced: 2026-02-24

Latest action (2026-02-24): 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.

What H.R. 7666 does, in plain terms

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.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.

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