119th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 4641Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2026

A bill 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.

Introduced May 21, 2026
Last action May 21, 2026
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
May 21, 2026
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Referred
May 21, 2026
Finance
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Committee
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Senate
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Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
May 21, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 21, 2026
Introduced in Senate