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S. 2048 117th Congress Senate

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021

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: June 15, 2021 See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHome and outpatient careHospital careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicare
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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.
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Jun 15, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 15, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 15, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3650 Identical bill Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 4
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 19, 2022
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Dec 15, 2021
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 15, 2021
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 15, 2021
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 15, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2048: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2048/
MLA
"S. 2048: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2048/.
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S. 2048, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2048/.
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