04/20/15
Medicare Therapy Cap Exception Process, Manual Medical Review Process & More
On April 14, 2015, the Senate passed H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, that had been previously passed by the House of Representatives on March 26, 2015. The bill was then sent to President Obama who signed the bill on April 15, 2015. This ACT contained several important provisions for providers of outpatient therapy services. Included in this legislation was the following: Repealing the sustainable growth rate formula (SGR) and avoiding the 21.2% payment reduction for Medicare outpatient therapy services Improving payment for Medicare outpatient therapy services Extension of the work Geographic Price Cost Index (GPCI)
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