To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-1421| House
| Updated: 3/16/2017
Joe Courtney
Democratic Representative
Connecticut
Cosponsors (93)
Al Lawson (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)David Scott (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Keith J. Rothfus (Republican)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Lou Barletta (Republican)Mike Bishop (Republican)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)David G. Reichert (Republican)James A. Himes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Mike Coffman (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)
Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to deem an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital to be an inpatient for purposes of satisfying the three-day inpatient hospital-stay requirement with respect to Medicare coverage of skilled nursing facility services.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health
Health care coverage and accessHome and outpatient careHospital careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicare
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-1421| House
| Updated: 3/16/2017
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to deem an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital to be an inpatient for purposes of satisfying the three-day inpatient hospital-stay requirement with respect to Medicare coverage of skilled nursing facility services.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Joe Courtney
Democratic Representative
Connecticut
Cosponsors (93)
Al Lawson (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)David Scott (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Keith J. Rothfus (Republican)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Lou Barletta (Republican)Mike Bishop (Republican)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)David G. Reichert (Republican)James A. Himes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Mike Coffman (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)
Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Health care coverage and accessHome and outpatient careHospital careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicare