Same Care, Lower Cost Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- May 6, 2025
What it does
The Same Care, Lower Cost Act would amend Medicare to establish site-neutral payment rates for certain services provided in ambulatory settings—such as hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers—starting in 2027, ensuring that payment is based on the service provided rather than where it is delivered. The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to identify at least 66 ambulatory payment classifications for these site-neutral payments, while reclassifying emergency, critical care, and trauma visits as comprehensive APCs that bundle all services into a single payment. It also includes conforming amendments to Medicare’s payment systems for ambulatory…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.