Congress targets faster Medicare access to cardiac and pulmonary rehab by letting more clinicians prescribe it
This bill is currently in the House committee stage and has not moved forward since December 2025. It is considered stalled because no action has been taken by the committees for six months. The House committees must review the bill before it can move to the next step in the process.
No action since December 2025
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 2583 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 2583 (118th) →How this policy affects specific groups of people
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.
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Introduced in House
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Covers S.717 and explains it would let PAs, NPs and clinical nurse specialists order cardiac/pulmonary rehab for Medicare patients, reducing delays—especially in rural areas.
Discusses the same named legislation concept (expanding who can order/supervise cardiac and pulmonary rehab) but appears to reference an earlier cycle rather than the 2025 bill.
Mentions S.717 by bill number/title as part of the ANA legislative update, noting it would let NPs, CNSs, and PAs order cardiac and pulmonary rehab services.
No votes or related bills recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025
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