American Physical Therapy Association President Sharon L. Dunn, PT, PhD, recently released a statement to the media regarding the status of payment reform, and the steps in this shift toward value-based payment moving forward.
The compromise bill is likely to make it into law, but a lag in enactment could cause some logistical challenges, according to the APTA in a news release.
If enacted, S. 5007 would provide critical relief to dozens of specialty providers scheduled to incur severe payment cuts starting in 2021, including physical, occupational, and speech language therapists, according to APTQI in a news release.
One hundred percent of Keet Inc clients submitting 2019 outcomes data through the company’s Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) have exceeded the performance threshold for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), making them eligible for a bonus on every Medicare Part B payment collected in 2021, the company announces.
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A letter written by Representative Bobby Rush (D-IL) – and signed by 92 bipartisan members of the US House of Representatives – urges House leadership to waive budget neutrality rules in order to grant specialty providers a reprieve from severe Medicare cuts set to be implemented amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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ATI Physical Therapy has exceeded the exceptional performance threshold (EPT) of 75 points for all its 950 clinics in the 2019 CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP), it shares in a news release.
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American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) President Joseph A. Bosco III, MD, FAAOS, issued the following statement in response to the newly released Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule.
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“If these Medicare cuts are finalized, it sends a strong signal: when providers in the vanguard of value-based care begin to achieve some efficiencies in the delivery of care, CMS will use those positive developments as a justification to cut Medicare fee-for-service reimbursement regardless of the extra work that goes into achieving these outcomes,” says C. Lowry Barnes, MD, AAHKS President, in a statement responding to CMS’s proposed cuts.
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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 physical and occupational therapy in the Proposed Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Rule for CY2021.
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As a result of a sustained increase in usage of telehealth by Blue Cross members, all temporary telehealth coverage changes currently in effect will be extended through December 31, 2020. This includes coverage for physical and occupational therapy, and medication management.
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In an attempt to destroy evidence of the sham physical therapy that her husband’s clinic was providing, a woman sends her entire mansion up in flames.
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Patients who undergo more focused, enhanced milestone-based rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery experience better outcomes in the long run at a lower cost to the healthcare system, researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City suggest.
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Through the WebPT Networks program, Denver-based BridgeHealth will provide members access to flexible physical therapy solutions – Flex-PT – at no additional cost to its plan sponsors and their members through December 31, 2020.
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Consortium Health Plans announces a preferred partnership with Hinge Health, a digital musculoskeletal (MSK) solution for employers and health plans, to address MSK care.
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Physera, an app-based platform for remote physical therapy, launches a new direct-to-consumer service for people who have musculoskeletal (MSK) issues and pain as a way to provide immediate access to care during the pandemic.
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Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy (Ivy) has expanded in-network coverage with Aetna, it announces.
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CMS is expanding its list of audio-only telephone services covered by Medicare as well as making several other updates to telehealth coverage, Becker’s Spine Review reports.
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CMS has loosened its telehealth coverage guidelines during the Coronavirus pandemic for a wide range of care providers, but not for PTs, OTs and SLPs. And they’re not happy about that, mHealth Intelligence reports.
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