Congress may tackle therapy cap
Rehab Regs, March 14, 2003
A bill introduced into Congress last week calls for the repeal of the cap affecting PT, OT, and speech therapies scheduled to start July 1. If approved by Congress, the Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2003 would allow Medicare beneficiaries to receive therapies based upon their condition with no financial limitation, according to a release from Representative Ben Cardin (D-MD). The cap, which has been under a moratorium for the past three years, sets a $1,590 Medicare reimbursement limit for therapy services. The bill received bipartisan support upon its introduction; in addition to Representative Cardin, Representatives Phil English (R-PA), Roy Blount (R-MO) and Frank Pallone (D-NJ) served as sponsors in the House. Senators John Ensign (R-NV) and Blanche Lincoln (D-AK) introduced it in the Senate, according to U.S. Newswire.
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