The House of Representatives voted 216 to 214 today to agree to the conference agreement on the Deficit Reduction Act (S. 1932), including provisions authorizing a new exception process for beneficiaries who require services in excess of the $1,740 Medicare therapy cap. The House vote sends the bill to the White House where President Bush is expected to shortly sign the bill into law. Once the bill is signed, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be authorized to implement the new exception process. APTA will send an email message with more information about the exception process as soon as CMS releases any details, and new information will be posted on APTA's Medicare Therapy Cap Resource Center.