Welch, Collins Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Protect Seniors from High Cost of Post-Hospitalization Care

This press release from Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) was published on 2026-05-26 and titled "Welch, Collins Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Protect Seniors from High Cost of Post-Hospitalization Care".

Welch, Collins Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Protect Seniors from High Cost of Post-Hospitalization Care

Bill would close loophole in Medicare policy that leaves seniors with high costs after leaving the hospital WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, joined U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, in introducing the bipartisan, bicameral Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act, legislation to allow the time patients spend in the hospital under “observation status” to count toward the required [ ]