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S 253 115th Congress Senate

Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.

Introduced: April 4, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health Home and outpatient careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicare
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S596-597; text of measure as introduced: CR S597)
Feb 1, 2017
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 Latest action February 1, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S596-597; text of measure as introduced: CR S597)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 807 Related bill Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 18 Republican 9 Independent 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Oct 30, 2017
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Oct 17, 2017
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Sep 26, 2017
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 12, 2017
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Sep 6, 2017
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Sep 6, 2017
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Sep 6, 2017
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 6, 2017
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Aug 2, 2017
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jul 11, 2017
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 6, 2017
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 24, 2017
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 24, 2017
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Apr 7, 2017
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 7, 2017
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 4, 2017
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 30, 2017
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 14, 2017
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 7, 2017
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Feb 28, 2017
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 14, 2017
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Feb 14, 2017
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 10, 2017
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Feb 10, 2017
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Feb 10, 2017
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 8, 2017
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 8, 2017
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 1, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 253: Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-253/
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"S. 253: Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-253/.
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S. 253, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-253/.
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