S. 569 - Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013
- Sponsor:
- Sherrod Brown
- Summary:
- 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. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been referred to committee.
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013
S. 569 — 113th Congress (2013–2014)
- Summary
- 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. (by CRS)
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- Title
- 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.
- Other Titles
- Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013
- Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013
- Sponsor
- Sherrod Brown
- Co-Sponsors
- Tammy Baldwin
- Mark Begich
- Richard Blumenthal
- Barbara Boxer
- Benjamin L. Cardin
- Robert P. Casey, Jr.
- Susan M. Collins
- Christopher A. Coons
- Richard J. Durbin
- Al Franken
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Tom Harkin
- Heidi Heitkamp
- Tim Johnson
- Angus S. King, Jr.
- Amy Klobuchar
- Patrick J. Leahy
- Edward J. Markey
- Barbara A. Mikulski
- Christopher Murphy
- Bill Nelson
- Jack Reed
- Bernard Sanders
- Charles E. Schumer
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Debbie Stabenow
- Elizabeth Warren
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Subjects
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Home and outpatient care
- Hospital care
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medicare
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 3/14/2013 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 3/14/2013 3/14/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 3/14/2013 Introduced in Senate Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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