U.S. Senate · 119th Congress · S. 4641
Improving 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.
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- Sponsor
- Susan M. CollinsR-ME
- Introduced
- May 21, 2026, in the Senate
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Health (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (6)
4 Democrats, 2 Republicans. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Shelley Moore CapitoR-WV
- Peter WelchD-VT
Signed on later
- Katie Boyd BrittR-ALJune 15, 2026
- Adam B. SchiffD-CAJune 23, 2026
- Sheldon WhitehouseD-RIJune 23, 2026
- Christopher A. CoonsD-DEJuly 28, 2026