HR 1421 · 115th Congress · Health

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-03-08· 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.(2017-03-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to deem an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital to be an inpatient for purposes of satisfying the three-day inpatient hospital-stay requirement with respect to Medicare coverage of skilled nursing facility services.…

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Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats2 Republicans
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5]PA
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]OR
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]CT
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]MA
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]MN
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]RI
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]WA
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]WA
Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]MN
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]MN
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]WA
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]NY
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]NH
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]WI
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]CA
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]OR
Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]IA
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]MN