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HR 4701 115th Congress House

CARES Act of 2017

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: November 13, 2018 See on congress.gov
Health Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and access
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jan 3, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 20, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 20, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 3, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior Act of 2017 or the CARES Act of 2017

This bill eliminates the three-day prior-hospitalization requirement for Medicare coverage of certain skilled-nursing-facilities services. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission must study the cost of impact of such elimination.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 13, 2018
Delaney, John
· Dec 20, 2017
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Dec 20, 2017
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Dec 20, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4701: CARES Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4701/
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"H.R. 4701: CARES Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4701/.
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H.R. 4701, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4701/.
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[H.R. 4701: CARES Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4701/)
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