S 253
115th Congress
Senate
Health
Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017
Introduced: February 1, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 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)
Feb 1, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S596-597; text of measure as introduced: CR S597)
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