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S 568 115th Congress Senate

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017

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: May 18, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHome and outpatient careHospital careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicare
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 8, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 8, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to deem an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital to be an inpatient for purposes of satisfying the three-day inpatient hospital-stay requirement with respect to Medicare coverage of skilled nursing facility services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1421 Related bill Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 12 Republican 4 Independent 1
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Nov 15, 2018
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Sep 26, 2017
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 11, 2017
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 25, 2017
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 18, 2017
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 15, 2017
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Apr 24, 2017
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Apr 24, 2017
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Apr 6, 2017
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Apr 5, 2017
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 14, 2017
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 14, 2017
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 13, 2017
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 13, 2017
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Mar 13, 2017
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 8, 2017
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 8, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 568: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-568/
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"S. 568: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-568/.
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S. 568, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-568/.
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