CARES Act of 2017

Summary

Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior Act of 2017 or the CARES Act of 2017 This bill eliminates the three-day prior-hospitalization requirement for Medicare coverage of certain skilled-nursing-facilities services. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission must study the cost of impact of such elimination.

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Timeline

1. 20 December 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 December 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 20 December 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 3 January 2018

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 20 December 2017 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 20 December 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 20 December 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 20 December 2017

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Sponsors

• James Renacci · R · Sponsor
• John Delaney · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] · D · Sponsor
• Steven Palazzo · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES) Act of 2015