On August 4th, U.S. Representatives Joe Courtney (D-CT), Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA), Susan DelBene (D-WA), and Ron Estes (R-KS) announced the re-introduction of the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2023, which would apply hospital outpatient observation stays toward the three-day qualifying hospital stay requirement so that Medicare patients who spend three days in a hospital, regardless of inpatient or observation designation, can access post-acute care in a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF). LeadingAge is one of more than 30 national stakeholders who support this bill, which is an important step toward addressing the three-day stay requirement that was waived during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). LeadingAge continues to advocate for a full repeal of the three-day stay requirement.
