Reinstatement of the Medicare Rehabilitation Benefit Act of 1998
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 12, 1998)
Reinstatement of the Medicare Rehabilitation Benefit Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of the Medicare program.
Provides that for outpatient physical therapy services, outpatient occupational therapy services, and outpatient speech-language pathology services covered under Medicare and furnished on or after January 1, 2000, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall implement a new payment methodology based on the classification of individuals by diagnostic category, functional status, and prior use of services in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Requires that such payment methodology be designed so that, taking into account the increased expenditures resulting from this Act, it does not result in any increase or decrease in the expenditures under Medicare on a fiscal year basis.
What just happenedMay 26, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 12, 1998
- May 26, 1998CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - May 18, 1998CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - May 12, 1998IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee - May 12, 1998IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on 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.
- May 12, 1998IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Commerce
Energy and Commerce Committee - May 12, 1998IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E831)
- May 12, 1998IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 12, 1998IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House