HR 1682 · 116th Congress · Health

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019

Introduced 2019-03-12· 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.(2019-03-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019 This bill 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.…

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Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats2 Republicans
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]PA
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]GA
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]CA
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]NY
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35]TX
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]NY
Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]CA
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]RI
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]CT
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]MN
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]NY
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]FL
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]CA
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]WA
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]FL
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]CA
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]NC
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]ME