Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2026
119-S-4641119th CongressIntroduced May 21, 2026Health
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Status
Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Other Chamber
Signed
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsor
Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME](R-ME)5 cosponsors
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.)
Actions (2)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 21, 2026Senate
Introduced in Senate
May 21, 2026Library of Congress