# 119-s-4963: Outpatient Surgery Access Act of 2026

119-s-4963, Outpatient Surgery Access Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4963
- Congress: 119
- Title: Outpatient Surgery Access Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-14
- Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Aligns annual payment updates for ambulatory surgical centers with increases in the Medicare outpatient department fee schedule.** This bill would set ASC payment updates starting in 2027 to equal the OPD fee schedule increase factor for each year. - Ambulatory surgical centers: Their annual Medicare update would follow the OPD increase factor, starting in 2027. - Budget rules: The Secretary could not apply a budget neutrality adjustment for 2027 and later years if that adjustment would preserve the same aggregate ASC spending as if the update did not apply. - Calculation change for CMS: When measuring budget neutrality for 2027 and after, the Secretary must include expenditures from the revised ASC payment system in the adjustment computation.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-07-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medicare outpatient surgery payment updates: benefit, low. This bill would require the Secretary to set annual payment updates for Medicare ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) starting in 2027. Each year's update would match the outpatient department (OPD) fee schedule increase factor in current Medicare law. The Secretary would count spending under the new…

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- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1992: Veterans Appeals Efficiency Act of 2025
- 119-s-836: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act
- 119-s-539: PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-4963 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4963)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1992: Veterans Appeals Efficiency Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1992)
- [119-s-836: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-836)
- [119-s-539: PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-539)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4963 (as of 2026-07-25).