II 112th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 829 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 14, 2011 Mr. Cardin (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Franken, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Graham) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2011.

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Outpatient therapy cap repeal

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