Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2025

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Explore the details of House Bill 3954 Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2025 currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Health. Stay informed on legislative developments.

7/2/2025, 6:21 PM

Summary of Bill HR 3954

The bill titled "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 stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare, and for other purposes" was introduced in the 119th Congress on June 12, 2025.

Congressional Summary of HR 3954

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2025

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.)

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Current Status of Bill HR 3954

Bill HR 3954 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since June 12, 2025. Bill HR 3954 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the House on June 12, 2025. Bill HR 3954's most recent activity was 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. as of June 12, 2025

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 3954

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Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 3954

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 stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare, and for other purposes.