S. 4137 proposes an amendment to the Social Security Act designed to benefit Medicare recipients who need skilled nursing facility services. The bill aims to ensure that if a Medicare patient receives "outpatient observation services" in a hospital, this period will count...
Simple Explanation
This bill is like a rule change that says if a person on Medicare is staying in the hospital to be watched over, that time will count toward the days needed to get extra help at a nursing home.