Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013
Latest action · Mar 14, 2013 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.
- IntroducedMar 14, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward the three-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 21, 2013 to Nov 17, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Mar 21, 2013 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | May 16, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | May 22, 2013 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jun 3, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Jun 11, 2013 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Jun 11, 2013 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Jun 13, 2013 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Jun 18, 2013 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Jul 9, 2013 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Jul 10, 2013 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Jul 11, 2013 | |
| D-ND | Heidi Heitkamp | Jul 15, 2013 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Jul 16, 2013 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Jul 16, 2013 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Jul 23, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Mar 14, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1179 | Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013 | Identical bill | Apr 11, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2013Introduced in Senate
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