HR 3650 United States House · 117th Congress

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021

Summary

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.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2021

Committee Review

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Introduced Jun 1, 2021 Last action Jun 1, 2021

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Committee

Jun 1, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Jun 1, 2021

Committee

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.

lower

Jun 1, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 53 co-sponsors