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S 843 114th Congress Senate Health Health care coverage and access Home and outpatient care Hospital care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicare

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015

Introduced: March 24, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Mar 24, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 24, 2015
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Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015

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.

What's happening now March 24, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1571 Related bill Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 12 Republican 4
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Sep 29, 2016
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jun 23, 2016
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 4, 2016
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Feb 11, 2016
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 8, 2015
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 22, 2015
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 15, 2015
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 3, 2015
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jun 2, 2015
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 28, 2015
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Apr 15, 2015
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Apr 14, 2015
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Apr 13, 2015
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Apr 13, 2015
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 24, 2015
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 24, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 843: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-843/
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"S. 843: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-843/.
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S. 843, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-843/.
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