H.R. 1543 · 112th Congress
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Joe Courtney
- Introduced
- 2011-04-14
- Latest action
- 2011-04-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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).