United States · Bill · S
S. 1572 (102nd)
Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility and Home Health Benefit Act of 1991
Introduced
26 July 1991
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Summary
Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility and Home Health Benefit Act of 1991 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) eliminate the requirement that extended care services be provided within a certain period following hospitalization in order to be covered under the Hospital Insurance Program; and (2) cover nursing care and home health aid services provided or needed on an intermittent basis.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 26 July 1991
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-bill/1572
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/102/s/1572