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HR 4534 105th Congress House Health Ambulatory care Case mix (Medical care) Disabled Medical fees Medicare Occupational therapy Physical therapy Rehabilitation of the disabled Social Welfare Speech disorders

Medicare Rehabilitation Benefit Equity Act of 1998

Introduced: September 9, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 21, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Sep 9, 1998
Referred to House Ways and Means
Sep 9, 1998
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 9, 1998
Referred to House Commerce
Sep 9, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1662-1663)
Sep 9, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Rehabilitation Benefit Equity Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the financial limitation on certain rehabilitation therapy services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance).

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement a budget-neutral alternative payment methodology for outpatient physical therapy services, outpatient occupational therapy services, and outpatient speech-language pathology services covered under Medicare. Requires such methodology to be based on the classification of individuals by diagnostic category, functional status, and prior use of services in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

What's happening now September 21, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 14, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4534: Medicare Rehabilitation Benefit Equity Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4534/
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"H.R. 4534: Medicare Rehabilitation Benefit Equity Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4534/.
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