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S. 818

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Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011
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Committee
Latest Action · April 14, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Congress
112th (2011–2013)
Introduced
April 14, 2011
Sponsor
Sen. John KerryD
Cosponsors (7)
5D 2R
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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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