SENATE 253115th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S596-597; text of measure as introduced: CR S597)
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 2/1/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-01Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S596-597; text of measure as introduced: CR S597)
- 2017-02-01Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-01 (00)
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017
This bill repeals existing caps on Medicare payment for certain outpatient physical-therapy services and speech-language pathology services. Under current law, annual payment for such services is capped at $1,980 in 2017, with specified percentage increases to that limit in subsequent years.
Cosponsors (20)
- Susan Collins (R-ME)
- Bob Casey (D-PA)
- Dean Heller (R-NV)
- John Reed (D-RI)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
- Charles Grassley (R-IA)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Angus King (I-ME)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
- Shelley Capito (R-WV)
- Roy Blunt (R-MO)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Cory Gardner (R-CO)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Subjects
- Home and outpatient care
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medicare
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