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HR 3650 117th Congress House 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 2021

Introduced: July 30, 2021 Introduced by: Courtney, Joe Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Jun 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 1, 2021
Introduced in House
Jun 1, 2021
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.
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Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021

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.

What's happening now June 1, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2048 Identical bill Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 52
All 52 Democratic 19 Republican 19
Manning, Kathy
· Apr 7, 2022
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Apr 6, 2022
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · Mar 1, 2022
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Feb 25, 2022
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Feb 7, 2022
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Sep 20, 2021
Yarmuth, John
· Sep 20, 2021
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Aug 24, 2021
 R
Gooden, Lance
Texas · Aug 24, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Aug 24, 2021
PRICE, DAVID
· Aug 17, 2021
Long, Billy
· Jul 30, 2021
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Jul 30, 2021
 R
Spartz, Victoria
Indiana · Jul 29, 2021
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 28, 2021
Axne, Cynthia
· Jul 22, 2021
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Jul 22, 2021
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 30, 2021
 R
Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Jun 30, 2021
McKinley, David
· Jun 30, 2021
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jun 30, 2021
 R
Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Jun 28, 2021
 R
Nehls, Troy E.
Texas · Jun 28, 2021
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Jun 28, 2021
Walorski, Jackie
· Jun 28, 2021
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Jun 24, 2021
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Jun 24, 2021
 R
Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Jun 24, 2021
Lamb, Conor
· Jun 24, 2021
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jun 24, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 11, 2021
Keller, Fred
· Jun 11, 2021
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 11, 2021
 R
Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Jun 11, 2021
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 11, 2021
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Jun 11, 2021
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 11, 2021
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jun 4, 2021
Deutch, Theodore
· Jun 4, 2021
DOYLE, MIKE
· Jun 4, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 4, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 4, 2021
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 4, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jun 4, 2021
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 4, 2021
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 4, 2021
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jun 4, 2021
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 4, 2021
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 1, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3650: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3650/
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"H.R. 3650: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3650/.
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H.R. 3650, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3650/.
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