Congressional Committees Announce Framework for Therapy Cap Repeal

Today, the three Congressional Committees that oversee the Medicare Outpatient Therapy Cap announced that they had reached a bi-partisan, bicameral agreement on a policy framework which would permanently repeal the therapy cap. The draft policy, which must go through the legislative process, would repeal the therapy caps but continue with some activities to ensure appropriate utilization: requiring an appropriate modifier (the KX modifier), certifying medical necessity and