Physical Therapy Advocates Continue to Speak Out Against Medicare Cuts
When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a projected 8% cut to physical therapy services starting in 2021, the physical therapy community was quick to speak out by submitting more than 2,300 comment letters to CMS expressing concern with the proposed reimbursement reduction to PT services. And while CMS chose to finalize…
New Medicare Cuts Threaten Physical Therapy
In November, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rule for CY 2020, which includes a projected 8% cut to physical therapy services starting in 2021. Considering that thousands of physical therapists sent letters to CMS warning against this payment cut and the devastating consequences it could have…
PT Community Floods CMS with Comment Letters on Proposed PFS Rule
Last month we asked for your help in reaching out to CMS, and advocates like you took action in overwhelming numbers! More than 41,000 letters were sent to CMS on the proposed Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rule for CY 2020. Physical therapists in nearly all 50 states submitted more than 2,300 comment letters to the Centers…
A New Roadmap to Create Benchmarks for High-Quality, Value-Based Care
On July 17, researchers from the Center for Effectiveness Research Orthopaedics (CERortho) released a new and comprehensive analysis establishing benchmarks of quality care in the field of physical therapy. Titled the “Evaluation of Legacy Patient Reported Outcome Measures as Performance Measures in Rehabilitation,” the report was published after months of close collaboration with the PT…
Using Physical Therapy for Arthritis
Every July, we recognize Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month. Living with juvenile arthritis can be painful and debilitating for the estimated 300,000 children diagnosed with this disorder in the US. Fortunately, physical therapy can help! Physical therapy is a patient-preferred, non-pharmaceutical approach for addressing chronic pain, and it is often prescribed for individuals living with arthritis.…
Recognizing the Benefits of Physical Therapy During National Safety Month
Each June, we recognize National Safety Month by highlighting how we can reduce leading causes of injury and death at work, on the road and in our homes and communities. This year, the National Safety Council is focusing on the dangers of slips, trips and falls. Falling is the number-one cause of injury for older…