tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2008 Issue 22

Therapy Regs: CMS Report Reveals Win-Win Situation For Exceptions Process

Alternative to cap moratorium may be a viable long-term solution, experts say If you provide outpatient therapy, you're probably nervously counting down to June 30 -- the date that the Medicare outpatient therapy caps exceptions process expires again.The good news: You still have some time to petition your congressional representatives to extend the exceptions process -- and a recent report by a CMS contractor, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), could help your case.Patient Access Can Happen Most advocacy groups and trade associations have pushed for legislation that fully repeals the therapy caps, but now, attention seems to be...

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