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- H.R.1682
H.R.1682: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced March 12, 2019
- Latest Major Action March 13, 2019
- See the four similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
60 (51 Democrats, 9 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - March 12, 2019
Bill Summary
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.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| March 13, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| March 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.
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| March 12, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| March 12, 2019 |
Introduced in the House by Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) |