HR. 3954In Committee
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2025
Counts hospital outpatient observation time as inpatient care to meet Medicare’s three-day hospital stay requirement for skilled nursing facility coverage
Plain-English overview
What this bill does
Counts hospital outpatient observation time as inpatient care to meet Medicare’s three-day hospital stay requirement for skilled nursing facility coverage
Key points
- Modify Medicare SNF eligibility
- Deem observation patients inpatients
Current status
Where it stands
Status
In Committee
Latest action
2025-06-12 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Topics and policy areas
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