Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011
Latest action · Apr 14, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 14, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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).
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 14, 2011 to Dec 21, 2012, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Apr 14, 2011 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | May 3, 2011 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | May 25, 2011 | |
| R-MA | Scott P. Brown | Sep 6, 2011 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Jul 10, 2012 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Jul 31, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Dec 21, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Apr 14, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Apr 14, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2510)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1543 | Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011 | Identical bill | Apr 25, 2011 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2011Introduced in Senate
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