United States · Bill · S
S. 568 (115th)
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017
Introduced
8 March 2017
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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6 December 2025
Summary
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to deem an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital to be an inpatient for purposes of satisfying the three-day inpatient hospital-stay requirement with respect to Medicare coverage of skilled nursing facility services.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 March 2017
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 March 2017
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 8 March 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/568
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/568