CMS Expands Telehealth Payment to Include Physical & Occupational Therapists
As the COVID-19 crisis unfolded, we asked for your help in urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to allow physical and occupational therapists to provide telehealth services to Medicare beneficiaries. And our advocates responded by submitting more than 1,400 comment letters to CMS! Yesterday, CMS announced it is dramatically extending provider reimbursement…
A Chat with Agility Spine and Sports Physical Therapy Owner Mark Roberts about Physical Therapy During the COVID-19 Crisis
As our nation continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of Medicare patients have lost access to the physical therapy services they rely on to manage their pain, post-operative care, mobility and risk of falling. While telehealth services could represent a major piece of the puzzle for ensuring continued access to physical therapy, CMS still…
Critical Legislation Introduced to Expand Access to Physical Therapy During COVID-19
Today, Representatives Cindy Axne (D-IA), Troy Balderson (R-OH) and French Hill (AR-2) introduced legislation that would allow Medicare patients to receive physical and occupational therapy via telehealth-based appointments. Telehealth services represent a major piece of the puzzle for ensuring continued access to physical therapy during the COVID-19 public health crisis. While COVID-19 continues to keep vulnerable patient…
Congress Must Protect Access to Physical Therapy by Stopping Looming Medicare Cuts
As the nation comes to grips with the growing health challenge imposed by the COVID-19 outbreak, and physical therapy patients are struggling to access their needed services, physical therapists have another great threat on the horizon: an estimated 8% payment cut to Medicare therapy services in 2021 as a result of the Physician Fee Schedule…
Discussing the Impact of COVID-19 with Plymouth Physical Therapy Specialists Owner Jeff Sirabian
As the COVID-19 continues to spread across the US, it is critical that skilled care remains available for the millions of patients who rely on physical therapy services to manage their pain, post-operative care, mobility and risk of falling. APTQI sat down with Plymouth Physical Therapy Specialists Owner Jeff Sirabian to discuss how physical therapists…
Bipartisan Lawmakers Urge Medicare to Remove Barriers to Physical Therapy Telehealth Services
Since the COVID-19 crisis began, physical and occupational therapists have been sounding the alarm on the urgent need for Medicare to expand seniors’ access to telehealth-based physical therapy services. It is critical that skilled care remains available for the millions of patients who rely on physical therapy services to manage their pain, post-operative care, mobility…