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…
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
Proposed 9% cut to therapy ‘potentially devastating’
A proposal to cut 9% from Medicare payments for physical and occupational therapy under the federal government’s Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Rule for 2021 could potentially have a “devastating impact”…
Physical Therapy Products
CMS PLANS TO CONTINUE PT, OT REIMBURSEMENT CUTS IN 2021; APTQI EXPRESSES CONCERN
Despite opposition from lawmakers and healthcare stakeholders, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to move forward with its decision to include deep, across-the-board 9% payment cuts to…
Medium
In the Era of COVID-19, Physical Therapy Patients Need a Lifeline
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically and forever altered almost every aspect of our lives. With the virus still spreading rapidly across the much of the country, Americans are once again…
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Monday’s Letters: Buchanan bill would prevent therapy cuts
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented stress to our health care system, economy and well-being. It is critical that Floridians — especially vulnerable seniors and individuals with serious underlying conditions…
Tribune Star
Hoosiers still need physical therapy
At a time when older Americans are facing the unprecedented effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government is pushing through policies that will make it harder for the more…
The State
ON PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
With COVID-19 cases rising, I am worried about the long-term effects that this pandemic will have on our health care system. I’m a practice manager for Carolina Physical Therapy and…
Twin Falls Times-News
In light of COVID-19 Crisis, Congress Should Prevent Specialty Provider Cuts
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, Idaho has not yet become the hot spot that many feared, however the impact of the deadly disease will resonate with our state’s economy…
Morning Consult
Medicare: Don’t Cut Seniors Off From Critical Physical Therapy Telehealth
In the midst of the current coronavirus emergency, the federal government has taken incredibly bold steps to enable American seniors — those most vulnerable to COVID-19 — to access telehealth…