Senate Bill 568
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 8, 2017
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Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
568
Congress
115
Policy Area
Health
Health
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Summary
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to deem an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital to be an inpatient for purposes of satisfying the three-day inpatient hospital-stay requirement with respect to Medicare coverage of skilled nursing facility services.
March 8, 2017
03/08/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
03/08/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
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