US SB843 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-4)
Status: Introduced on March 24 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 24 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-24 - 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 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to deem an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital to be an inpatient with respect to satisfying the three-day inpatient hospital requirement in order to entitle the individual to Medicare coverage of any post-hospital extended care services in a skilled nursing facility.
Title
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015
Sponsors
| Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL] | Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] |
| Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
| Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] |
| Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND] |
| Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] |
| Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] | Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] | Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA] |
| Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-24 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1571 (Related) 2015-04-07 - 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 |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/843/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s843/BILLS-114s843is.pdf |
