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S.843: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced March 24, 2015
- Latest Major Action March 24, 2015
- See the six similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
24 (20 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to deem an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital to be an inpatient with respect to satisfying the three-day inpatient hospital requirement in order to entitle the individual to Medicare coverage of any post-hospital extended care services in a skilled nursing facility.
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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March 24, 2015 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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March 24, 2015 |
Introduced in the Senate by Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) |