US SB569 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-2-1)
Status: Introduced on March 14 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 14 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward the three-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare.
Title
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013
Sponsors
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] |
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA] | Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND] | Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] |
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD] |
Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] | Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2013-03-14 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1179 (Same As) 2013-04-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Health
Health care coverage and access
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Health care coverage and access
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/569/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s569/BILLS-113s569is.pdf |