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HR 3531 113th Congress House

Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES) Act of 2013

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 3-day prior hospitalization requirement for Medicare coverage of skilled nursing facility serv… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 3-day prior hospitalization requirement for Medicare coverage of skilled nursing facility services in qualified skilled nursing facilities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 10, 2013 See on congress.gov
Health Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and access
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Introduced in House
Nov 19, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action November 19, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES) Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to coverage of extended care services without regard to the three-day prior hospitalization requirement (non-post-hospital extended care services).

Restricts such coverage to non-post-hospital extended care services in a qualified skilled nursing facility.

Directs the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) to study the cost of impact of this Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 1 Republican 5
Rokita, Todd
· Nov 12, 2014
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Jul 22, 2014
Rothfus, Keith
· Jul 8, 2014
Gibbs, Bob
· May 29, 2014
Reed, Tom
· May 29, 2014
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Mar 14, 2014
Jenkins, Lynn
· Mar 12, 2014
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Jan 7, 2014
Bachmann, Michele
· Dec 10, 2013
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Dec 10, 2013
FARR, SAM
· Dec 10, 2013
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Dec 10, 2013
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Dec 10, 2013
Delaney, John
· Dec 2, 2013
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Dec 2, 2013
Meehan, Patrick
· Dec 2, 2013
Michaud, Michael
· Dec 2, 2013
Westmoreland, Lynn
· Dec 2, 2013
Bucshon, Larry
· Nov 19, 2013
Fudge, Marcia
· Nov 19, 2013
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Nov 19, 2013
Price, Tom
· Nov 19, 2013
Stivers, Steve
· Nov 19, 2013
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Nov 19, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3531: Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES) Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3531/
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"H.R. 3531: Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES) Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3531/.
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