H.R. 1571 · 114th Congress
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Joe Courtney
- Introduced
- 2015-03-24
- Latest action
- 2015-04-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015
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.