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- H.R.1421
H.R.1421: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced March 8, 2017
- Latest Major Action March 16, 2017
- See the four similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
93 (82 Democrats, 11 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - March 8, 2017
Bill Summary
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.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| March 16, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| March 10, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| March 8, 2017 |
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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| March 8, 2017 |
Referred to House Ways and Means
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| March 8, 2017 |
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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| March 8, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) |