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S. 551

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 551, the Ensuring Outpatient Quality for Rural States Act, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 12, 2025 by Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Feb 12, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 551 has 2 co-sponsors.

sb551/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S551 IS: Ensuring Outpatient Quality for Rural States Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-12
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 551  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 12, 2025   Mr. Sullivan  (for himself,  Mr. Schatz , and  Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Finance    A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the application of a cost-of-living adjustment to the non-labor related portion for hospital outpatient department services furnished in Alaska and Hawaii.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Ensuring Outpatient Quality for Rural States Act  .
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Application of cost-of-living adjustment to non-labor related portion for hospital outpatient department services furnished in Alaska and Hawaii
Section 1833(t) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(t) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
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Application of cost-of-living adjustment to non-labor related portion for hospital outpatient department services furnished in Alaska and Hawaii
With respect to covered OPD services furnished on or after January 1, 2026, the Secretary may provide for adjustments to the payment amounts under this subsection for such services in the same manner that is provided under section 1886(d)(5)(H) with respect to the application of the cost-of-living adjustment to the non-labor related portion of such payment amounts to take into account the unique circumstances of hospitals located in Alaska or Hawaii. The preceding sentence shall not be applied in a budget neutral manner.
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Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-02-12
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Feb 12, 2025

sb551/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (02/12/2025)

Sponsors

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) sponsors S. 551, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 551 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance
Finance
Referred To · Feb 12, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 551 has taken 2 actions since Feb 12, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 12, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Finance Committee
Feb 12, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 551 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 551, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 551 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Ensuring Outpatient Quality for Rural States Act — Display Title
  • Ensuring Outpatient Quality for Rural States Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the application of a cost-of-living adjustment to the non-labor related portion for hospital outpatient department services furnished in Alaska and Hawaii. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 551 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 551’s is Health.

s551/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 551 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Alaska to Medicare.

s551/subjects.txt
AlaskaHawaiiHealth care costs and insuranceHome and outpatient careInflation and pricesMedicare

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