HR 4701
115th 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
CARES Act of 2017
Introduced: December 20, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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