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Read. Follow. Verify.SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act
Record date · December 17, 2024
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill changes how Medicare pays for certain medical services provided at off-campus hospital outpatient departments starting in 2024. It allows these services to be reimbursed under the hospital outpatient if they meet specific spending criteria.
This change affects how hospitals are reimbursed for outpatient care, potentially altering the financial viability of off-campus clinics for services where annual physician specialty spending is below $2 million.
- The Social Security Act is the foundational federal law that established the Medicare program. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Hospital outpatient departments
The bill changes the payment methodology for specific services provided at off-campus locations.
Medicare providers
Providers are subject to new payment determinations for outpatient services under the prospective payment system.
Key Facts
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Medicare Payment Methodology Adjustment
The bill shifts specific off-campus outpatient services into the hospital prospective payment system based on a $2 million annual spending threshold.
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Analysis Score
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