Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 568
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 8, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 8, 2017
Latest Action
Mar 8, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
568
Congress
115
Policy Area
Health
Health
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New Hampshire
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Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
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.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
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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