House Bill 5138 - Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2023

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: House

Introduced date: 2023-08-04

Recent Activity

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Alternative Names

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2023

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2023

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare, and for other purposes.

Associated Legislation

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Policy Areas

Health

Potential Impact

Health care coverage and access

Home and outpatient care

Hospital care

Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Medicare

Sponsors and Supporters

Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]

Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]

Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4]

Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]

Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]

Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]

Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23]

Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]

Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]

Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]

Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]

Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]

Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]

Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]

Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]

Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]

Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]

Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]

Committees and Subcommittees

Energy and Commerce Committee

Health Subcommittee

Ways and Means Committee

Variations and Revisions

Zoe LofgrenNicholas A. Langworthy

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2023

3/8/2024, 3:30 PM

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2023

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 requirem...

Congress
118

Number
HR - 5138

Introduced on
2023-08-04

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

8/4/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2023

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 requirem...

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Health

Potential Impact
Health care coverage and access•
Home and outpatient care•
Hospital care•
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care•
Medicare

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary10/19/2023

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2023

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 requirem...


Latest Action8/11/2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.