S. 4641: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2026

S. 4641 is a federal bill in the 119th Congress. Before this change, Medicare required patients to have an official inpatient admission for at least three days before it would pay for care in a skilled nursing facility. Time spent in the hospital under observation status did not count toward this… See its sponsors, how members voted, and a plain-English breakdown on PolityLens.