US SB818 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)
Status: Introduced on April 14 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-04-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 14 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-04-14 - 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 2011 - 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 (SNF).
Title
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011
Sponsors
| Sen. John Kerry [D-MA] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Scott Brown [R-MA] | Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] |
| Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] | Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-14 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| 2011-04-14 | Senate | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2510) |
Same As/Similar To
HB1543 (Same As) 2011-04-25 - 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/112th-congress/senate-bill/818/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s818/BILLS-112s818is.pdf |
