SOLES Act
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Summary
Introduced in House
Save our Lone Emergency Services Act or the SOLES Act This bill requires Medicare payments to sole community hospitals in Alaska or Hawaii to cover at least 94% of the reasonable costs of covered outpatient services.
District impact notes
The SOLES Act requires Medicare payments to sole community hospitals in Alaska or Hawaii to cover at least 94% of the reasonable costs of covered outpatient services. • This could help ensure that local hospitals receive sufficient funding for outpatient services, potentially improving healthcare access. • It may also affect how healthcare providers in the district manage their financial resources and service offerings. • There could be questions about how this funding structure might impact the overall budget for Medicare or other healthcare programs. AI-generated from official bill summary and plain-English note; verify with official text.
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