Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES) Act of 2013
Latest action · Nov 19, 2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
- IntroducedNov 19, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES) Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to coverage of extended care services without regard to the three-day prior hospitalization requirement (non-post-hospital extended care services).
Restricts such coverage to non-post-hospital extended care services in a qualified skilled nursing facility.
Directs the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) to study the cost of impact of this Act.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 19, 2013 to Nov 12, 2014, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Original | Nov 19, 2013 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Nov 19, 2013 |
| D-DE | John C. Carney, Jr. | Original | Nov 19, 2013 |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Original | Nov 19, 2013 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | Nov 19, 2013 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Original | Nov 19, 2013 |
| D-AZ | Ron Barber | Original | Nov 19, 2013 |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Original | Nov 19, 2013 |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Original | Nov 19, 2013 |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Dec 2, 2013 | |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Dec 2, 2013 | |
| R-NV | Joseph J. Heck | Dec 2, 2013 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Dec 2, 2013 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Dec 2, 2013 | |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Dec 2, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2013Introduced in House
- Nov 19, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
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- Nov 19, 2013Introduced in House
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