What is Congress doing to address the problems created by the 75 Percent Rule?
Legislation introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate will help promote quality of life for people who have serious rehabilitative needs by preserving access to safe and effective rehabilitative care in Americas rehabilitative hospitals and units. The bill protects from further erosion of patient access by maintaining the current threshold at 60 percent. BUT, unless Congress acts fast, the Rules compliance threshold jumps to 65 percent starting July 1, 2007, and then to the full 75 percent in 2008 so we must act NOW to let Congress know that this legislation must be enacted into law this year!
