Bill116th CongressFiled Mar 12, 2019Health
S. 753
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 12, 2019)
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.
What just happenedMar 12, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH](D-OH)Sponsor
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- Introduced in SenateMar 12, 2019
- Mar 12, 2019IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Mar 12, 2019IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate