# 119-hr-8091: Outpatient Surgery Access Act of 2026

119-hr-8091, Outpatient Surgery Access Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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- As of: 2026-07-25
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8091
- Congress: 119
- Title: Outpatient Surgery Access Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Aligns ASC payment updates with outpatient department updates.** Beginning in 2027, Medicare annual updates for Ambulatory Surgical Center payments must equal the outpatient department fee schedule increase factor and follow the existing statutory adjustment rules.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher Medicare payments for outpatient surgery: benefit, high. If enacted, Medicare payments to ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) would get an annual update starting in 2027. The update would equal the outpatient department fee-schedule increase factor for each year, with the statute's usual adjustments. The bill would prohibit the Secretary from applying any…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-8091 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8091)

## Related
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-6182: Find It Early Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6182)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-4242: Innovate Less Lethal to De-Escalate Tax Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4242)
- [119-hr-3037: Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3037)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8091 (as of 2026-07-25).