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Outpatient Surgery Quality and Access Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-5818| House 
| Updated: 11/3/2021
John B. Larson

John B. Larson

Democratic Representative

Connecticut

Cosponsors (13)
Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Devin Nunes (Republican)Jake LaTurner (Republican)Gregory F. Murphy (Republican)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Brad R. Wenstrup (Republican)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Jason Smith (Republican)Ronny Jackson (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Outpatient Surgery Quality and Access Act of 2021 This bill establishes and modifies certain requirements relating to Medicare payments for ambulatory surgical center (ASC) services. Specifically, the bill (1) requires the payment system for ASC services to feature certain positive annual adjustments equivalent to those made with respect to hospital outpatient department (OPD) services; (2) revises quality reporting requirements to permit publicly available, side-by-side comparisons of quality measures for ASCs and OPDs in the same geographic area; and (3) requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), when excluding requested procedures from the list of those approved to be performed in ASCs, to cite specified reasons for doing so. With respect to excluding procedures from the approved list for ASCs, the CMS may not cite as a basis for exclusion that a procedure can only be reported using an unlisted surgical procedure code. (Physicians sometimes use unlisted codes when performing new procedures or services if no existing code is adequately descriptive.) The bill also limits the copayment amount for ASC services under Medicare to that of the inpatient hospital deductible.
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Timeline
Nov 2, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-3132
Introduced in Senate
Nov 2, 2021
Introduced in House
Nov 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 2, 2021
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.
Nov 3, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • November 2, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-3132
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 2, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • November 2, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • November 2, 2021
    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.


  • November 3, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Related Bills

  • S 117-3132: Outpatient Surgery Quality and Access Act of 2021
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesGovernment information and archivesHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHome and outpatient careMedicareSurgery and anesthesia

Outpatient Surgery Quality and Access Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-5818| House 
| Updated: 11/3/2021
Outpatient Surgery Quality and Access Act of 2021 This bill establishes and modifies certain requirements relating to Medicare payments for ambulatory surgical center (ASC) services. Specifically, the bill (1) requires the payment system for ASC services to feature certain positive annual adjustments equivalent to those made with respect to hospital outpatient department (OPD) services; (2) revises quality reporting requirements to permit publicly available, side-by-side comparisons of quality measures for ASCs and OPDs in the same geographic area; and (3) requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), when excluding requested procedures from the list of those approved to be performed in ASCs, to cite specified reasons for doing so. With respect to excluding procedures from the approved list for ASCs, the CMS may not cite as a basis for exclusion that a procedure can only be reported using an unlisted surgical procedure code. (Physicians sometimes use unlisted codes when performing new procedures or services if no existing code is adequately descriptive.) The bill also limits the copayment amount for ASC services under Medicare to that of the inpatient hospital deductible.
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Timeline
Nov 2, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-3132
Introduced in Senate
Nov 2, 2021
Introduced in House
Nov 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 2, 2021
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.
Nov 3, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • November 2, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-3132
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 2, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • November 2, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • November 2, 2021
    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.


  • November 3, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
John B. Larson

John B. Larson

Democratic Representative

Connecticut

Cosponsors (13)
Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Devin Nunes (Republican)Jake LaTurner (Republican)Gregory F. Murphy (Republican)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Brad R. Wenstrup (Republican)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Jason Smith (Republican)Ronny Jackson (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 117-3132: Outpatient Surgery Quality and Access Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesGovernment information and archivesHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHome and outpatient careMedicareSurgery and anesthesia