HR 3144 · 113th Congress · Health
Fairness for Beneficiaries Act of 2013
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.(2013-09-19)
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Fairness for Beneficiaries Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise requirements for Medicare coverage for extended care services which are not post-hospital extended care services (that is, without regard to the requirement for a 3-day prior hospitalization). Limits such coverage to extended care services in a skilled nursing facility (SNF), but only if, before the individual is admitted to the SNF, a physician or other qualified health care practitioner determines and certifies that extended care services for the individual are medically necessary.…
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