US SB253 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-12-1)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S596-597; text of measure as introduced: CR S597)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S596-597; text of measure as introduced: CR S597)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
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.
Title
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV] |
| Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] |
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] |
| Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] | Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] |
| Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
| Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] |
| Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] |
| Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] |
| Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA] | Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS] | Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] | Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] |
| Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-01 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S596-597; text of measure as introduced: CR S597) |
Same As/Similar To
HB807 (Related) 2017-02-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/253/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s253/BILLS-115s253is.pdf |
