H.R. 775House114th Congress (2015-2017)In Committee

Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015

Introduced February 5, 2015

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

February 5, 2015

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

February 6, 2015

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

February 27, 2015

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114th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 775

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 5, 2015

Mr. Boustany (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Farenthold, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Foster, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Honda, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Long, Mr. Ellison, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Harper, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Mr. Burgess, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Ms. Brownley of California, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Turner, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Cole, Mr. Olson, and Mr. Nolan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015.

2.

Outpatient therapy cap repeal

(a)

In general

Section 1833 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l) is amended by striking subsection (g).

(b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished after the date of the enactment of this Act.