Political Action Center
Action Alert: Take the first step in fighting the 2021 8% Cut!
In November CMS finalized their proposal to cut the reimbursement of many specialties in 2021 in order to offset the increases to physician E/M codes. Despite the pushback from thousands of PTs and other stakeholders…
PTPN Member Rich Coury attends high-level meeting at White House
PTPN Member Rich Coury, PT, MPT, OCS, ATC, CSCS, owner of Coury & Buehler Physical Therapy with seven offices in Orange County California, was part of a high-level White House meeting on December 6th. Member…
Medicare enacts home health notification so you can know sooner!
In July we alerted you that CMS was considering a proposed rule that all Home Health Agencies (HHAs) submit a one-time submission of a Notice of Admission (NOA) within 5 calendar days of the start…
Co-sponsor the Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act
The Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act (H.R. 2143), among other things, seeks to remove physical therapists and other providers from the In-Office Ancillary Services Exception (IOASE). This would mean that physicians could not refer to…
CMS proposes regulations on assistant use and payment – Comment now!
Medicare has released their 2020 Fee Schedule proposed rule, including regulations regarding the documentation and billing for PTAs and OTAs. As you may recall from our webinars earlier this year, beginning on 1/1/2020, therapists will…