H.R. 1846 - Medicare Access to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services Improvement Act of 2007
- Sponsor:
- Edolphus Towns
- Summary:
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide improved access to physical medicine and rehabilitation services under part B of the Medicare Program, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
Medicare Access to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services Improvement Act of 2007
H.R. 1846 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide improved access to physical medicine and rehabilitation services under part B of the Medicare Program, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide improved access to physical medicine and rehabilitation services under part B of the Medicare Program, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Medicare Access to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services Improvement Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- Edolphus Towns
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Health policy
- Access to health care
- Aged
- Ambulatory care
- Clinics
- Immune system
- Labor
- Medical care
- Medical fees
- Medicare
- Medicine
- Occupational therapy
- Physical education and training
- Physical therapy
- Rural affairs
- Rural health
- Sports
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 3/29/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 3/29/2007 3/29/2007 Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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. 3/29/2007 Referred to House Energy and Commerce 3/29/2007 Referred to House Ways and Means 3/30/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 4/10/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Total contributions given to House members within 30 days of the vote "Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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." from interest groups that…
supported this bill
| Physical fitness centers |
opposed this bill
| Other non-physician health practitioners |
| Contributor | Interest group | Amount | Date | House member | Party | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 2/27/07 | Bob Filner | D | CA-51 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 2/27/07 | Fortney Stark | D | CA-13 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 2/27/07 | Ike Skelton | D | MO-4 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 2/27/07 | James Walsh | R | NY-25 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 2/27/07 | John Boozman | R | AR-3 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 2/27/07 | Patrick Kennedy | D | RI-1 |
| Roloff, Rebecca | Physical fitness centers | $250 | 2/27/07 | Betty McCollum | D | MN-4 |
| Weston, Pam | Physical fitness centers | $2,300 | 2/27/07 | Mark Kirk | R | IL-10 |
| American Assn for Respiratory Care | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 2/28/07 | James Ramstad | R | MN-3 |
| American Dietetic Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/2/07 | Lois Capps | D | CA-23 |
| American Dietetic Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/2/07 | Mary Bono Mack | R | CA-45 |
| Boyd, Justine | Physical fitness centers | $250 | 3/3/07 | Shelley Berkley | D | NV-1 |
| American Academy of Audiology | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/6/07 | Richard Neal | D | MA-2 |
| American Dietetic Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,000 | 3/6/07 | Earl Pomeroy | D | ND |
| American Dietetic Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/6/07 | Lloyd Doggett | D | TX-25 |
| American Dietetic Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $500 | 3/7/07 | Steve Kagen | D | WI-8 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,500 | 3/7/07 | Nathan Deal | R | GA-9 |
| American Academy of Physician Assistants | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/8/07 | Janice Schakowsky | D | IL-9 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,500 | 3/10/07 | Stephanie Jones | D | OH-11 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/10/07 | Clifford Stearns | R | FL-6 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/10/07 | Hilda Solis | D | CA-32 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/10/07 | Janice Schakowsky | D | IL-9 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/10/07 | John Shimkus | R | IL-19 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/10/07 | Lloyd Doggett | D | TX-25 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/10/07 | Loretta Sanchez | D | CA-47 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/10/07 | Michael Rogers | R | MI-8 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/10/07 | Xavier Becerra | D | CA-31 |
| Davis, Margaret | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/10/07 | Jesse Jackson | D | IL-2 |
| Massuda, Fortunee | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,300 | 3/10/07 | Jesse Jackson | D | IL-2 |
| American Assn of Bioanalysts | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,000 | 3/12/07 | Frank Pallone | D | NJ-6 |
| American Dietetic Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/13/07 | Diana DeGette | D | CO-1 |
| American Soc of Radiologic Technologists | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,000 | 3/13/07 | Michael Doyle | D | PA-14 |
| American Assn Marriage/Family Therapy | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/19/07 | Jesse Jackson | D | IL-2 |
| Raskin, Kathleen | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,300 | 3/19/07 | Ron Klein | D | FL-22 |
| American Assn of Bioanalysts | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | James Ramstad | R | MN-3 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $5,000 | 3/20/07 | David Camp | R | MI-4 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,500 | 3/20/07 | Allyson Schwartz | D | PA-13 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,500 | 3/20/07 | Earl Pomeroy | D | ND |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,500 | 3/20/07 | Fortney Stark | D | CA-13 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,500 | 3/20/07 | Geoff Davis | R | KY-4 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,500 | 3/20/07 | James Ramstad | R | MN-3 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,500 | 3/20/07 | Jo Ann Emerson | R | MO-8 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,500 | 3/20/07 | John Boehner | R | OH-8 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,500 | 3/20/07 | John Murtha | D | PA-12 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,500 | 3/20/07 | John Shimkus | R | IL-19 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,500 | 3/20/07 | Mark Udall | D | CO-2 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,500 | 3/20/07 | Michael Rogers | R | MI-8 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,500 | 3/20/07 | Mike Ross | D | AR-4 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,500 | 3/20/07 | Richard Neal | D | MA-2 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,500 | 3/20/07 | Robert Berry | D | AR-1 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,500 | 3/20/07 | Ron Lewis | R | KY-2 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,500 | 3/20/07 | Tim Murphy | R | PA-18 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,500 | 3/20/07 | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | R | WA-5 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | Ben Chandler | D | KY-6 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | C.A. Ruppersberger | D | MD-2 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | Carolyn McCarthy | D | NY-4 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | Charles Dent | R | PA-15 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | Dave Reichert | R | WA-8 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | David Loebsack | D | IA-2 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | Frank Pallone | D | NJ-6 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | Gary Miller | R | CA-42 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | Hilda Solis | D | CA-32 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | James Langevin | D | RI-2 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | Jim Gerlach | R | PA-6 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | Jim Matheson | D | UT-2 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | Joe Courtney | D | CT-2 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | Joseph Pitts | R | PA-16 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | Lois Capps | D | CA-23 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | Michael Castle | R | DE |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | Michael McNulty | D | NY-21 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | R. Miller | D | NC-13 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | Rahm Emanuel | D | IL-5 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | Sam Farr | D | CA-17 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | Samuel Graves | R | MO-6 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | Stephanie Jones | D | OH-11 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | Thomas Davis | R | VA-11 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | Thomas Latham | R | IA-4 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/20/07 | William Shuster | R | PA-9 |
| American Soc for Clinical Lab Science | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,000 | 3/21/07 | Frank Pallone | D | NJ-6 |
| American Soc for Clinical Lab Science | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,000 | 3/21/07 | Frank Pallone | D | NJ-6 |
| American Academy of Audiology | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/23/07 | William Pascrell | D | NJ-8 |
| Lee, Anyork Dr | Other non-physician health practitioners | $400 | 3/25/07 | Edward Royce | R | CA-40 |
| Long, Barbara Mrs | Other non-physician health practitioners | $400 | 3/25/07 | Edward Royce | R | CA-40 |
| American Academy of Physician Assistants | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/26/07 | James Ramstad | R | MN-3 |
| American Dietetic Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/26/07 | Anna Eshoo | D | CA-14 |
| Barrickman, Diane | Other non-physician health practitioners | $250 | 3/26/07 | Lois Capps | D | CA-23 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/27/07 | George Butterfield | D | NC-1 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/27/07 | Leonard Boswell | D | IA-3 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/27/07 | Mark Kirk | R | IL-10 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/27/07 | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | D | SD |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/27/07 | Thomas Allen | D | ME-1 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $500 | 3/27/07 | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | R | WA-5 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,500 | 3/28/07 | Philip English | R | PA-3 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/28/07 | Allyson Schwartz | D | PA-13 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/28/07 | Bob Filner | D | CA-51 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/28/07 | Carolyn McCarthy | D | NY-4 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/28/07 | Earl Pomeroy | D | ND |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/28/07 | Frank Pallone | D | NJ-6 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/28/07 | Mazie Hirono | D | HI-2 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/28/07 | Mike Ross | D | AR-4 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/28/07 | Tammy Baldwin | D | WI-2 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/28/07 | Tim Holden | D | PA-17 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $500 | 3/28/07 | Ben Chandler | D | KY-6 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $100 | 3/28/07 | Carol Shea-Porter | D | NH-1 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $100 | 3/28/07 | David Loebsack | D | IA-2 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $100 | 3/28/07 | Jason Altmire | D | PA-4 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $100 | 3/28/07 | Joe Courtney | D | CT-2 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $100 | 3/28/07 | Joe Sestak | D | PA-7 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $100 | 3/28/07 | John Sarbanes | D | MD-3 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $100 | 3/28/07 | John Yarmuth | D | KY-3 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $100 | 3/28/07 | Mazie Hirono | D | HI-2 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $100 | 3/28/07 | Phil Hare | D | IL-17 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $100 | 3/28/07 | Yvette Clarke | D | NY-11 |
| American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $5,000 | 3/29/07 | Addison Wilson | R | SC-2 |
| American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $5,000 | 3/29/07 | Michael Ferguson | R | NJ-7 |
| American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,500 | 3/29/07 | Peter Hoekstra | R | MI-2 |
| American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/29/07 | Michele Bachmann | R | MN-6 |
| American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/29/07 | Ron Lewis | R | KY-2 |
| American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/29/07 | Ronald Kind | D | WI-3 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/30/07 | Kendrick Meek | D | FL-17 |
| Rudnitsky, Raven | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,000 | 3/30/07 | Christopher Carney | D | PA-10 |
| American Soc for Clinical Lab Science | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/31/07 | William Pascrell | D | NJ-8 |
| American Soc for Clinical Lab Science | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/31/07 | William Pascrell | D | NJ-8 |
| Causey, Nancy | Physical fitness centers | $250 | 3/31/07 | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | NY-20 |
| Gluckman, Patricia E Ms | Other non-physician health practitioners | $500 | 3/31/07 | Allyson Schwartz | D | PA-13 |
| Weinstock, James B | Physical fitness centers | $2,300 | 3/31/07 | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | NY-20 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $-1,000 | 4/5/07 | David Davis | R | TN-1 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 4/10/07 | Bob Filner | D | CA-51 |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 4/10/07 | Carolyn Maloney | D | NY-14 |
| Menis, Kathy | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,300 | 4/13/07 | Mark Kirk | R | IL-10 |
| American Academy of Physician Assistants | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 4/16/07 | Sam Farr | D | CA-17 |
| American Assn Marriage/Family Therapy | Other non-physician health practitioners | $500 | 4/16/07 | Vernon Ehlers | R | MI-3 |
| American Assn of Bioanalysts | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,000 | 4/17/07 | Xavier Becerra | D | CA-31 |
| American Dietetic Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $5,000 | 4/17/07 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | FL-20 |
| American Soc for Clinical Lab Science | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,000 | 4/17/07 | Xavier Becerra | D | CA-31 |
| American Soc for Clinical Lab Science | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,000 | 4/17/07 | Xavier Becerra | D | CA-31 |
| American Assn for Respiratory Care | Other non-physician health practitioners | $700 | 4/18/07 | Mike Ross | D | AR-4 |
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
