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S 569 113th Congress Senate

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013

Official title: A bill 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-da… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill 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: July 16, 2013 See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHome and outpatient careHospital careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicare
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Mar 14, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 14, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 14, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward the three-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1179 Identical bill Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 13 Republican 1 Independent 2
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 30, 2014
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 30, 2013
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Sep 27, 2013
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 16, 2013
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Sep 12, 2013
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jul 23, 2013
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 16, 2013
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jul 16, 2013
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jul 11, 2013
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 10, 2013
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jul 9, 2013
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jun 13, 2013
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jun 11, 2013
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 3, 2013
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 16, 2013
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 21, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 569: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-569/
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"S. 569: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-569/.
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S. 569, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-569/.
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