AHCA members from 9 states are on Capitol Hill today
advocating for therapy policy reforms and emphasizing the detrimental impact
further Medicare and Medicaid cuts would have on the long term care profession.
Nearly 30 providers and members of state associations will
visit over 40 Congressional offices of key committee members and leadership to
ask that Congress include regulatory relief from manual medical review of part
B therapy claims.
The sustainable growth rate (SGR), which sets physician
Medicare payment, needs to be “fixed” March 31st and AHCA hopes that
Congress will use the must-pass legislation as an opportunity to include
commonsense language that allows therapy providers to receive Medicare reimbursement
promptly.
Additionally, AHCA members are advocating the importance
that skilled nursing be isolated from any further cuts to Medicare and Medicaid
rates. Legislation patching the SGR routinely is paid for with other cuts to
provider rates.
Advocates are particularly focused on preserving the
provider assessment in states that use this important Medicaid tool, as well as
ensuring bad debt Medicare reimbursement is not decreased past current levels.
No comments:
Post a Comment