Industry Voices—Decisions to slash Medicare lack transparency while putting patients at risk

Fierce Healthcare March 12, 2020
Nikesh Patel

Last November, the agency issued its Physician Fee Schedule final rule for Calendar Year 2020 which imposed across-the-board cuts of 8 percent to physical therapy services starting in 2021.

Physical therapy is a safe, effective, and preferred treatment for millions of American seniors. But unfortunately, a series of new federal policies threaten to dramatically reduce access to the valuable services Medicare beneficiaries rely on.

Medicare beneficiaries need physical therapy to address injury, chronic pain, or restricted mobility.

Physical therapy is patient-preferred and a less-invasive approach than surgery or pharmaceutical approaches. Not only does it help patients regain or maintain important function, it can help reduce the likelihood of an accidental fall, saving Medicare millions of dollars in associated costs....

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