Bill117th CongressFiled Jun 15, 2021Health
S. 2048
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 15, 2021)
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021
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 happenedJun 15, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH](D-OH)Sponsor
7 cosponsors3 D4 R
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- Introduced in SenateJun 15, 2021
- Jun 15, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Jun 15, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate