S. 843 · 114th Congress

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2015-03-24
Latest action
2015-03-24 · Introduced in Senate

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.