A bill 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 requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare.
USA115th CongressS-568| Senate
| Updated: 3/8/2017
Sherrod Brown
Democratic Senator
Ohio
Cosponsors (23)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Finance 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 Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Health
Health care coverage and accessHome and outpatient careHospital careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicare
A bill 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 requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare.
USA115th CongressS-568| Senate
| Updated: 3/8/2017
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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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sherrod Brown
Democratic Senator
Ohio
Cosponsors (23)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Finance Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Health care coverage and accessHome and outpatient careHospital careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicare