Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2005

The Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2005 (H.R. 916) proposed to permanently remove the annual financial limits, or "caps," on outpatient therapy services for Medicare beneficiaries. At the time, Medicare placed a specific dollar limit on how much it would pay per year for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology services. By repealing these caps, the bill aimed to ensure that seniors and individuals with disabilities could continue receiving medically necessary rehabilitation treatments without facing sudden out-of-pocket costs or interruptions in care once a spending threshold was reached.