US SB753 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-3-2)
Status: Introduced on March 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] |
| Sen. Angus King [I-ME] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] |
| Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] |
| Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] |
| Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. James Lankford [R-OK] |
| Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-12 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1682 (Related) 2019-03-13 - 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/116th-congress/senate-bill/753/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s753/BILLS-116s753is.pdf |
