United States · Bill · S
S. 818 (112th)
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011
Introduced
14 April 2011
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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5 December 2025
Summary
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to deem an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital to be an inpatient with respect to satisfying the three-day inpatient hospital requirement in order to entitle the individual to Medicare coverage of any post-hospital extended care services in a skilled nursing facility (SNF).
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 April 2011
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 April 2011
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 14 April 2011
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/818
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/818