HR 1179 · 113th Congress · Health

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013

Introduced 2013-03-14· Sponsored by Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2013-04-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013 - 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).…

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Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats2 Republicans
Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3]IA
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]CT
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]RI
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]CT
Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]MN
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]RI
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]IA
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]OR
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]OR
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]NY
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]MN
Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20]CA
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8]PA
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]ME
Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24]CA
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]WI
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]MA