S. 551: Ensuring Outpatient Quality for Rural States Act

S. 551 is a federal bill in the 119th Congress. Before this legislation, Medicare used standard regional formulas for hospital outpatient services in Alaska and Hawaii that did not fully account for the unique cost of living in those states. After this legislation takes effect, Medicare payments for… See its sponsors, how members voted, and a plain-English breakdown on PolityLens.