SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act

This bill changes how Medicare pays for certain outpatient services provided by off-campus hospital departments. Starting in 2027, it would allow Medicare to pay for specific services in physician specialties where the total payments for that specialty were under $2 million in the previous year. These services would then be paid under the standard hospital outpatient payment system instead of the usual physician fee schedule. The change directly affects hospitals operating off-campus outpatient departments and physicians in low-volume specialties.