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HR 1682 116th Congress House

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019

Official title: 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 inpat… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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 stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 18, 2019 Introduced by: Courtney, Joe Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHome and outpatient careHospital careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 13, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 12, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 12, 2019
Introduced in House
Mar 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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 Latest action March 13, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019

This bill deems an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital as 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 2
  • S 753 Related bill Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019
  • HR 1421 Reintroduction of Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 60
All 60 Democratic 36 Republican 7
R
Gooden, Lance
Texas · Feb 27, 2020
Delgado, Antonio
· Feb 10, 2020
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Nov 14, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Nov 8, 2019
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Oct 21, 2019
Lawson, Al
· Sep 11, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 6, 2019
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Aug 9, 2019
 R
Steil, Bryan
Wisconsin · Aug 6, 2019
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jul 30, 2019
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Jul 23, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Jul 16, 2019
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Jul 16, 2019
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 20, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 18, 2019
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 14, 2019
Heck, Denny
· Jun 14, 2019
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Jun 14, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 10, 2019
Maloney, Sean
· Jun 10, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jun 6, 2019
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Jun 5, 2019
KIND, RON
· Jun 5, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 5, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · May 21, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 21, 2019
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 21, 2019
Lamb, Conor
· Apr 18, 2019
Watkins, Steve
· Apr 15, 2019
Blumenauer, Earl
· Apr 8, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Apr 8, 2019
CLAY, WM.
· Apr 8, 2019
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Apr 8, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 8, 2019
DOYLE, MIKE
· Apr 2, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 2, 2019
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Apr 2, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Mar 29, 2019
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 29, 2019
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Mar 25, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 25, 2019
PRICE, DAVID
· Mar 25, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Mar 18, 2019
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 18, 2019
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Mar 18, 2019
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 13, 2019
Cicilline, David
· Mar 13, 2019
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 13, 2019
Deutch, Theodore
· Mar 13, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1682: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1682/
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"H.R. 1682: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1682/.
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