HR 3021

This bill, the Empowering Patient Choice of Medical Care Act, aims to ensure patients have access to a wider range of outpatient medical services covered by Medicare. It prohibits the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from automatically excluding outpatient services from Medicare coverage if they can be safely provided outside of a hospital inpatient setting. The bill seeks to remove a restriction that currently limits the availability of certain services. Essentially, it expands Medicare’s coverage for outpatient care.