Fierce Healthcare
Decisions to slash Medicare lack transparency while putting patients at risk
Physical therapy is a safe, effective, and preferred treatment for millions of American seniors. But unfortunately, a series of new federal policies threaten to dramatically reduce access to the valuable…
Concord Monitor
Letter: Stop Medicare cuts to physical therapy
As a physical therapist, I know how important physical therapy is to helping members of our community address injury, reduce chronic pain and prevent falls. Despite the incredible value of…
Becker's Hospital Review
CMS asked to revisit reimbursement cuts to physical therapists, social workers
Nearly 100 Congress members requested more information from CMS regarding proposed reimbursement cuts for physical therapists and social workers in 2021.
Fierce Healthcare
Physical therapists hope CMS will take another look at planned cut to Medicare reimbursement
Physical therapists hope to get CMS to reconsider a planned 8% cut to their Medicare reimbursements in 2021. And they’ve got a group of bipartisan lawmakers asking CMS to justify…
Arizona Daily Star
Letter: New Medicare Cuts Threaten Physical Therapy
Despite the incredible value of PT, a newly planned Medicare cut to physical therapy payment will reduce our ability to meet the needs of vulnerable seniors in our community and…
Cape Cod Times
Oppose proposed cuts to Medicare payments
As an occupational therapist (OT), I know how important occupational and physical therapy (PT) is to helping members of our community address injury, reduce chronic pain, and prevent falls. Despite…
Suffolk News Herald
Help prevent Medicare cuts
As we continue to confront national health challenges, like the opioid crisis and the epidemic of elderly falls, patient access to physical therapy services must be prioritized.
NJ.com
Medicare wants to pay physical therapists 8% less. That’s a concern if you need their help.
Every year, the United States is plagued by a deadly but often overlooked epidemic that affects millions of American seniors: accidental falls. Falls are a primary cause of injury among…
Kaiser Health News
Readers React: The Slippery Slope Of Preventing Falls
I commend Kaiser Health News for shining a light on the dangers of senior falls ― the most common cause of nonfatal trauma-related hospital admissions (“‘Fear Of Falling’: How Hospitals Do Even…
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
Providers sweating proposed 8% cut to therapy services — ‘There’s just no reason for that’
Therapy advocates are pushing back against a proposal that would cut 8% from Medicare payments for physical and occupational therapy services starting in 2021. The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality…