Eleventh-hour decision delays dreaded reimbursement cap-but will the delay be long enough?
Rehab providers got another reprieve on a much maligned reimbursement policy June 30, but it looks like they'll have to rely on Congress or the courts to give them permanent relief.
In a July 3 program memorandum (AB-03-097), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services advised fiscal intermediaries and carriers that the implementation of the $1,590 cap on outpatient therapy services is postponed from July 1 to Sept. 1. The move was sparked by a lawsuit filed by the American Parkinson Disease Association, Easter Seals and...
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