H.R. 7666 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent 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, Feb 24, 2026
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryMedicare payment for off-campus hospital outpatient care
Right now, Medicare has strict rules about which services get paid when they happen at hospital outpatient departments that are located away from the main hospital campus. This bill would expand Medicare payments to cover more of these off-campus services, specifically ones that don't cost a lot when doctors bill for them separately. The payment would come through Medicare's standard hospital outpatient payment system rather than following different rules.
How it affects you
If you're on Medicare and receive outpatient care at a hospital department that's not on the main campus, you might have access to more covered services. The change mainly affects how much hospitals and doctors get paid for these services, which could influence where and how they offer care to Medicare patients.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Feb 24, 2026)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
2nd SessionH. R. 7666
A BILL
SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act
Sponsor: Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE-3) · Introduced Feb 24, 2026 · Health · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Feb 24, 2026: “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.”