Issues & Insights
Specialty Providers, Facing Massive Cuts Amid Pandemic, Need A Lifeline
While Congress and the administration have remained divided on many issues, there has been general agreement by our political leaders that America’s health care system needs federal support if we…
The Glendale Star
Letters to the Editor
When you visit a physical or occupational therapist, you’re visiting a specialty provider who can help you move better and manage your pain without potentially dangerous medications.
The Berlin Sun
Sheilagh Fielder: Cuts to physical therapy must be stopped
When you visit a physical or occupational therapist, you’re visiting a specialty provider who can help you move better and manage your pain without potentially dangerous medications.
The Brunswick News
Medicare cuts to physical therapy must be stopped
On Jan. 1, Medicare plans to make significant payment cuts to therapists and over 30 other specialty providers, some as high as 11%, despite bipartisan opposition.
Maryville Daily Times
Letter: Stop Medicare cuts to physical, occupational therapy
Specialty professionals are critical for older Americans—especially in the context of an unprecedented public health emergency.
Asbury Park Press
LETTER: Medicare cuts to therapists and specialists is bad
On Jan. 1, Medicare plans to make significant payment cuts to therapists and over 30 other specialty providers, some as high as 11%, despite bipartisan opposition. Cuts of this magnitude…
Northwest Florida Daily News
Letter: People need a stable, reliable health care system
When you visit a physical or occupational therapist, you’re visiting a specialty provider who can help you move better and manage your pain without potentially dangerous medications. Typically, an entire…
Elite Healthcare
2021 Proposed CMS Rule For PTs, OTs, SLPs
While CMS plans to increase payments for evaluation codes, payments across other codes are estimated to be reduced by 10.61%. The net result is a cut to Medicare reimbursement of…
Fierce Healthcare
Congress: Stop Medicare cuts to specialty healthcare providers
As businesses began reopening across the country, some remained optimistic that the worst of COVID-19 was behind us. But now, with cases surging, this positive outlook seems to have been…
Fierce Healthcare
CMS proposes changes to docs’ Medicare payments for 2021, including payment cuts for some specialties
Federal health officials released a proposed rule late Monday that sets 2021 Medicare payment rates for physicians and includes changes to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…