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HR 1543 112th Congress House

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011

Official title: 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 inpat… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: April 26, 2012 Introduced by: Courtney, Joe Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHome and outpatient careHospital careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicare
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Apr 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 19, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 14, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 14, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E718)
Apr 14, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 25, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to deem an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital to be an inpatient with respect to satisfying the three-day inpatient hospital requirement in order to entitle the individual to Medicare coverage of any post-hospital extended care services in a skilled nursing facility (SNF).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 818 Identical bill Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 16
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 19, 2012
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 14, 2012
BOSWELL, LEONARD
· Aug 2, 2012
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Aug 2, 2012
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jul 23, 2012
Sutton, Betty
· Jul 13, 2012
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 10, 2012
LATOURETTE, STEVEN
· Jul 10, 2012
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 29, 2012
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 5, 2012
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 26, 2012
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Apr 19, 2012
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Apr 17, 2012
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jan 31, 2012
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jan 17, 2012
FRANK, BARNEY
· Oct 26, 2011
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Sep 9, 2011
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 29, 2011
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 7, 2011
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 7, 2011
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 22, 2011
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 16, 2011
HINCHEY, MAURICE
· Jun 14, 2011
Walz, Timothy
· Jun 14, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1543: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1543/
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"H.R. 1543: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1543/.
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H.R. 1543, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1543/.
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