US HB1421 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 83-11)
Status: Introduced on March 8 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 8 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
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.
Title
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-16 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2017-03-10 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2017-03-08 | House | 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. |
| 2017-03-08 | House | 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. |
| 2017-03-08 | House | 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. |
| 2017-03-08 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB568 (Same As) 2017-03-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1421/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1421/BILLS-115hr1421ih.pdf |
