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S. 569 - Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013

Health. 113th Congress (2013-2014) View bill details
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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. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

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
Subjects
  • Health
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Home and outpatient care
  • Hospital care
  • Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
  • Medicare
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced3/14/2013
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced3/14/2013
3/14/2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
3/14/2013Introduced in Senate
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Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

27 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013

27 organizations supported this bill

AARP
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
AFL-CIO
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
Alliance for Retired Americans
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
Alzheimer's Foundation of America
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
American Society on Aging
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
Center for Medicare Advocacy
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
Families USA
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
Gray Panthers
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
LeadingAge
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
Lutheran Services in America (LSA)
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
Medicare Rights Center
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
National Association of Social Workers
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
National Association of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
National Caucus and Center on Black Aging
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (n.d.). NCPSSM Legislative Tracker. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from The Truth Now.
National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
national hispanic council on aging
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
National Senior Citizens Law Center
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
OWL - The Voice of Midlife and Older Women
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (2013, March 28). LCAO Observation Status Letter. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from NAPGCM.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 113th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2014.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$262,177$0
Kelly AyotteRNH$321,665$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$1,627,548$0
John BarrassoRWY$95,316$0
Max BaucusDMT$307,048$0
Mark BegichDAK$932,324$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$1,460,770$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$693,855$0
Roy BluntRMO$594,282$0
John BoozmanRAR$115,154$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$2,629,069$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$2,258,740$0
Richard BurrRNC$472,907$0
Maria CantwellDWA$725,286$0
Ben CardinDMD$584,593$0
Tom CarperDDE$287,036$0
Bob CaseyDPA$1,913,286$0
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$81,800$0
Daniel CoatsRIN$231,304$0
Tom CoburnROK$73,960$0
William Thad CochranRMS$298,425$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$385,729$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$1,393,665$0
Bob CorkerRTN$487,488$0
John CornynRTX$778,398$0
William M. CowanDMA$0$0
Mike CrapoRID$108,640$0
Ted CruzRTX$865,014$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$843,180$0
Dick DurbinDIL$1,150,142$0
Mike EnziRWY$81,727$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$775,738$0
Deb FischerRNE$151,237$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$216,267$0
Al FrankenDMN$1,191,210$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$4,764,468$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$885,554$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$291,723$0
Kay R. HaganDNC$1,765,016$0
Tom HarkinDIA$130,600$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$517,073$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$917,637$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$680,699$0
Dean HellerRNV$239,615$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$1,035,520$0
John HoevenRND$90,047$0
Jim InhofeROK$128,500$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$347,818$0
Mike JohannsRNE$25,000$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$180,273$0
Tim JohnsonDSD$88,271$0
Tim KaineDVA$2,216,886$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$276,215$0
Mark KirkRIL$706,223$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$1,038,809$0
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$1,924,520$0
Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$23,250$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$532,094$0
Mike LeeRUT$137,102$0
Carl LevinDMI$-2,600$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$702,753$0
John McCainRAZ$366,182$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$3,352,075$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$1,075,814$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$1,515,752$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$446,316$0
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$411,024$0
Jerry MoranRKS$226,456$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$212,172$0
Chris MurphyDCT$1,031,855$0
Patty MurrayDWA$1,339,615$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$1,993,778$0
Rand PaulRKY$249,089$0
Rob PortmanROH$993,273$0
Mark L. PryorDAR$1,197,456$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$317,070$0
Harry ReidDNV$2,955,698$0
Jim RischRID$47,000$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$311,261$0
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$70,400$0
Marco RubioRFL$595,020$0
Bernie SandersIVT$108,200$0
Brian SchatzDHI$583,948$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$2,210,309$0
Tim ScottRSC$382,373$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$83,603$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$1,496,765$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$326,825$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$1,142,057$0
Jon TesterDMT$1,363,181$0
John ThuneRSD$284,868$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$979,277$0
Mark UdallDCO$1,428,515$0
Tom UdallDNM$624,453$0
David VitterRLA$392,035$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$1,360,423$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$3,620,437$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$630,439$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$257,290$0
Ron WydenDOR$862,845$0

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$262,177$0
Kelly AyotteRNH$321,665$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$1,627,548$0
John BarrassoRWY$95,316$0
Max BaucusDMT$307,048$0
Mark BegichDAK$932,324$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$1,460,770$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$693,855$0
Roy BluntRMO$594,282$0
John BoozmanRAR$115,154$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$2,629,069$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$2,258,740$0
Richard BurrRNC$472,907$0
Maria CantwellDWA$725,286$0
Ben CardinDMD$584,593$0
Tom CarperDDE$287,036$0
Bob CaseyDPA$1,913,286$0
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$81,800$0
Daniel CoatsRIN$231,304$0
Tom CoburnROK$73,960$0
William Thad CochranRMS$298,425$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$385,729$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$1,393,665$0
Bob CorkerRTN$487,488$0
John CornynRTX$778,398$0
William M. CowanDMA$0$0
Mike CrapoRID$108,640$0
Ted CruzRTX$865,014$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$843,180$0
Dick DurbinDIL$1,150,142$0
Mike EnziRWY$81,727$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$775,738$0
Deb FischerRNE$151,237$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$216,267$0
Al FrankenDMN$1,191,210$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$4,764,468$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$885,554$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$291,723$0
Kay R. HaganDNC$1,765,016$0
Tom HarkinDIA$130,600$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$517,073$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$917,637$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$680,699$0
Dean HellerRNV$239,615$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$1,035,520$0
John HoevenRND$90,047$0
Jim InhofeROK$128,500$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$347,818$0
Mike JohannsRNE$25,000$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$180,273$0
Tim JohnsonDSD$88,271$0
Tim KaineDVA$2,216,886$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$276,215$0
Mark KirkRIL$706,223$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$1,038,809$0
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$1,924,520$0
Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$23,250$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$532,094$0
Mike LeeRUT$137,102$0
Carl LevinDMI$-2,600$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$702,753$0
John McCainRAZ$366,182$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$3,352,075$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$1,075,814$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$1,515,752$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$446,316$0
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$411,024$0
Jerry MoranRKS$226,456$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$212,172$0
Chris MurphyDCT$1,031,855$0
Patty MurrayDWA$1,339,615$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$1,993,778$0
Rand PaulRKY$249,089$0
Rob PortmanROH$993,273$0
Mark L. PryorDAR$1,197,456$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$317,070$0
Harry ReidDNV$2,955,698$0
Jim RischRID$47,000$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$311,261$0
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$70,400$0
Marco RubioRFL$595,020$0
Bernie SandersIVT$108,200$0
Brian SchatzDHI$583,948$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$2,210,309$0
Tim ScottRSC$382,373$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$83,603$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$1,496,765$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$326,825$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$1,142,057$0
Jon TesterDMT$1,363,181$0
John ThuneRSD$284,868$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$979,277$0
Mark UdallDCO$1,428,515$0
Tom UdallDNM$624,453$0
David VitterRLA$392,035$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$1,360,423$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$3,620,437$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$630,439$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$257,290$0
Ron WydenDOR$862,845$0

Interest Groups that supported this bill

$ Donated
Attorneys & law firms$62,631,717
Women's issues$10,614,000
Home care services$1,451,042
Health, Education & Human Resources$1,362,856
Health care institutions$1,321,311
Minority/Ethnic Groups$767,126
State & local govt employee unions$571,020
Welfare & Social Work$544,264
Churches, clergy & religious organizations$469,949
Health & welfare policy$362,505
Elderly issues/Social Security$320,693
Labor Unions$266,515
Public official (elected or appointed)$113,922
Health professionals$77,375
Consumer groups$8,650
Municipal & county government organizations$250

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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