Medicare would update how it pays for many outpatient surgeries starting in 2027.
This bill would change how Medicare pays for services at surgery centers, like those for cataracts or colonoscopies. Starting in 2027, these centers would get payment updates similar to hospital clinics. It would also change how Medicare manages its budget for these services.
Currently, Medicare updates payments for outpatient surgery centers (ASCs) and hospital outpatient departments (OPDs) using separate systems. This bill would combine these systems, making ASC payment updates match OPD rates and including ASC spending in the overall OPD budget balancing calculations, all starting in 2027.
S 4963 · 119th Congress · July 14, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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