HR 3531
113th Congress
House
Health
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES) Act of 2013
Introduced: November 19, 2013
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 19, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 19, 2013
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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