S. 253 · 115th Congress
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Benjamin Cardin
- Introduced
- 2017-02-01
- Latest action
- 2017-02-01 · Introduced in Senate
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.