Guest guest Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Hi Sara Here is the latest I just received from the Wisconsin Physical Therapy Association " Therapy Cap Bill Blocked in the Senate Last Night But Could be Considered Again Today A proposal to provide short-term therapy cap and physician fee schedule relief was blocked last night when Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY) objected to the bill being brought up under Unanimous Consent. However, it now appears that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid may bring up the measure again later today, but in a slightly different framework that would allow for passage with a minimum of 60 votes. Senate action will not occur until late this afternoon or sometime this evening. Congressional leaders from both parties are currently meeting with President Obama at the White House Health Care Summit. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) has announced that if the Senate clears the bill, the House is prepared to act on it in an expedited manner. The House Rules Committee has approved a provision that would allow the House to consider the Senate-passed bill as soon as it is received. There was some momentary confusion last night regarding actions taken by the Senate. After the objection stopped the short-term extenders bill, Senator Reid called up a House-passed bill that would provide for a permanent SGR fix. He offered an amendment to the bill that replaced all of the SGR language with text that would extend provisions of the Patriot Act for one year. The Senate passed this measure and sent it back to the House. It is important to note that the Senate-passed bill is no longer an SGR bill. The short-term physician fee schedule fix will continue to be a part of the therapy cap extenders bill. While the situation remains confusing and somewhat tenuous, behind-the-scenes work is being done to enable Congress to pass this important legislation before it adjourns for the weekend. APTA and our therapy cap allies are continuing to press for prompt action, and we will keep you informed as events occur later today and tonight. " Jen , PT Rehab Alliance Fond du Lac, WI Jen.rehaballiance@... Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. Cellular Medicare caps Anyone aware of any work happening at present in Congress regarding the Medicare cap exception process and the scheduled reduction in the physician fee schedule? Sara Baker The Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City 3011 Baltimore, Kansas City, MO 64108 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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