Ron, The House bill addresses the fee schedule issue by freezing rates at 2005 levels. The House bill stops the planned 4.4% cut.
"Also, adopting AOTA language, the bill recommends additional "edits" in the Medicare payment system with the insertion of AOTA's wording that any edits must be "clinically appropriate." The bill also includes a leveling of physician fee payment amounts for 2006 and 2007, which in turn increases Part B payments for therapy and extends the implementation of the inpatient rehabilitation facility "75%" rule to allow a 1-year extension through 2007 for implementation at the 60% level." http://www.aota.org/nonmembers/area1/links/link337.asp Link to AMA alert http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/15826.html >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/20/2005 4:57:30 AM >>> Oh yeah, let's not forget that there's a 4% cut in Medicare payments this coming year. -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
