Emergency Care Improvement Act
Latest action · Sep 28, 2018 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.
- IntroducedSep 28, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Emergency Care Improvement Act
This bill provides for Medicare and Medicaid coverage of services that are furnished at freestanding emergency centers (i.e., facilities that are open 24-7, are not owned by hospitals, and meet other specified criteria).
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Sep 28, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Sep 28, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under Medicare and Medicaid of services furnished by freestanding emergency centers.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Emergency Care Improvement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2018Introduced in Senate
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