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S.753: 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 12, 2019
- See the six similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
23 (19 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat, 3 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate - 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 |
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March 12, 2019 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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March 12, 2019 |
Introduced in the Senate by Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) |