Search Results for keywords:"outpatient observation services"

Search Results: keywords:"outpatient observation services"

H. R. 7742 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a 2-year demonstration program for hospitals to provide outpatient observation services to Medicare beneficiaries at home.
March 20, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,258
H.R. 7742 aims to amend the Social Security Act to create a 2-year program allowing hospitals to provide outpatient observation services to Medicare beneficiaries at home. The bill outlines that participating hospitals would be granted waivers similar to those used during the...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 7742 is like letting certain hospitals take care of some sick people at home instead of at the hospital for two years to see if it's better and cheaper. They have to follow some special rules, and the government will check if it works well.
S. 4137 — 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.
April 17, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:427
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.
S. 3756 — To establish a new pilot program that would test coverage of outpatient observation services furnished outside a hospital under the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative.
February 07, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:333
S. 3756 aims to create a pilot program testing insurance coverage for outpatient observation services provided at home instead of in a hospital, as part of the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative. The program will be conducted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services...
Simple Explanation
S. 3756 is a plan to see if people can get looked after at home instead of a hospital when they're a bit sick and need observation. It checks if insurance can help with this and makes sure hospitals still follow some important rules.

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