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H.R. 1543 (112th): Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011

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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare.

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Sponsor and status

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Joe Courtney

Sponsor. Representative for Connecticut's 2nd congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Apr 14, 2011
Length: 3 pages
Introduced
Apr 14, 2011
112th Congress (2011–2013)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on April 14, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

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37 Cosponsors (35 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

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History

Jul 29, 2010
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5950 (111th).
Apr 14, 2011
 
Introduced

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Mar 14, 2013
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1179 (113th).
Mar 24, 2015
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1571 (114th).
Mar 8, 2017
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1421 (115th).
Mar 12, 2019
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1682 (116th).
Jun 1, 2021
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3650 (117th).

H.R. 1543 (112th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1543. This is the one from the 112th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress, which met from Jan 5, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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