Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES) Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 13, 2015)
Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES) Act of 2015
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to coverage of extended care services without regard to the three-day prior hospitalization requirement (non-post-hospital extended care services).
Restricts such coverage to non-post-hospital extended care services in a qualified skilled nursing facility.
Directs the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) to study the cost of impact of this Act.
What just happenedFeb 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 13, 2015
- Feb 27, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jan 13, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ways and Means Committee - Jan 13, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 13, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House