Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017
Latest action · 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)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 1, 2017 to Jan 3, 2018; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Original | Feb 1, 2017 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Feb 1, 2017 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Feb 1, 2017 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Feb 8, 2017 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Feb 8, 2017 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Feb 8, 2017 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Feb 10, 2017 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Feb 10, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Feb 10, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Feb 13, 2017 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Feb 14, 2017 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Feb 14, 2017 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Feb 14, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Feb 28, 2017 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Feb 28, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Mar 7, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Mar 7, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Mar 14, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Mar 30, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Apr 7, 2017 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Apr 7, 2017 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Apr 25, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | May 24, 2017 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | May 24, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jun 6, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Aug 2, 2017 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Sep 26, 2017 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Oct 17, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Oct 30, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Jan 3, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Feb 1, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Feb 1, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S596-597; text of measure as introduced: CR S597)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S596Text printed S597 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD (text) | Feb 1, 2017 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 807 | Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017 | Related bill | Feb 10, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2017Introduced in Senate
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