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APTQI Expresses Deep Concern About Payment Cuts to Specialty Services for CY2022
The recently released Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule for CY2022 once again includes deep, across-the-board payment cuts to physical, occupational, and speech therapy despite bipartisan lawmaker and broad healthcare stakeholder opposition, The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) notes in a media release.
These include a 3.5% cut to providers in CY2022, eventually adding up to a steep 9% payment cut by 2024. Since originally proposed and then implemented by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on January 1, 2021, the APTQI has warned that continued cuts to specialty Medicare services will undermine the ability of vulnerable seniors to access the vital therapy services they need to manage their post-operative care, pain, immobility, and risk of falling.
Florida ranks 49th in the country for nursing home employees vaccinated against COVID-19 and 48th for vaccinated residents, the AARP reported Monday, statistics that are causing concern for advocates.
Just 42% of the state s nursing home workers have been vaccinated against coronavirus, according to AARP’s latest update, which includes data from May 16 to June 20. Florida is ahead of only Louisiana, which reported just over 41% of vaccinated nursing home employees.
The nationwide average for nursing home staff vaccination is just over 56%, according to AARP’s COVID-19 dashboard. This statistic is one of two new components added to the dashboard Monday, which will track nursing homes resident and staff vaccination rates.
Below is Alston & Bird’s
Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and analyses; and other health policy news.
Week in Review Highlight of the Week:
This week, CMS published its annual Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. Read more about the regulation and other news below.
I. Regulations, Notices & Guidance
On July 13, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a final rule entitled,
Promoting Telehealth for Low-Income Consumers. This rule offers further guidance on the administration of the Connected Care Pilot Program, including guidance on eligible services, competitive bidding, invoicing, and data reporting for selected participants, allowing selected Pilot Program participants to begin their Pilot projects.
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