Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019

United States116th CongressHR-1682House of Representatives
Latest legislative activity: Mar 13, 2019

Summary

Official Summary

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019

This bill deems an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital as 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

Latest companion bill action

S-753: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019

Introduced in Senate

  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    House of Representatives

  2. 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.

    House of Representatives

  3. Introduced in House

  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    House of Representatives

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