S. 3908 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Feb 25, 2026
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryExpands Medicare payments for off-campus hospital clinics
This bill changes how Medicare pays for care at hospital-owned clinics that are located away from the main hospital building. Instead of following one payment method, these off-campus clinics could receive payments under a different system, but only for certain services where doctor payments stayed below $2 million in the previous year.
How it affects you
If you're a Medicare patient who receives care at an off-campus hospital clinic, this change could affect how your treatment is billed and paid for. Hospital-owned clinics that meet the requirements might see a shift in their Medicare payments, which could influence their operations.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Feb 25, 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 SessionS. 3908
A BILL
SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act
Sponsor: Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) · Introduced Feb 25, 2026 · Health · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Feb 25, 2026: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.”