United States · Bill · S
S. 4641 (119th)
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2026
Introduced
21 May 2026
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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29 July 2026
Summary
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2026 This bill deems an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital as an inpatient for purposes of satisfying the three-day inpatient hospital-stay requirement with respect to Medicare coverage of skilled nursing facility (SNF) services. (Generally, individuals must have been an inpatient at a hospital for at least three days in order to qualify for SNF services. An individual's time spent under observation at a hospital for purposes of determining whether the individual should be admitted does not count towards this requirement.)
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Introduced in Senate
Introduced in Senate
Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 May 2026
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 21 May 2026
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4641
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/s/4641