Have you not implemented remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) yet due to the minimum 16 days of monitoring in a 30-day period? Well, in 2026, RTM just got a whole lot easier to bill, so now is your time to implement RTM. In this article, I will answer the following questions:

H.R. 1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law on July 4, 2025 by President Trump. At the time, it extended payment by the Medicare program for outpatient therapy delivered via telehealth through September 30, 2025. However, one important piece of the legislation was overlooked until now. This Act, beginning on July 1, 2026, will limit how much a graduate student and professional student can borrow, both annually and in aggregate. Will this impact PT, OT, and SLP students? In this article, I will answer the following questions:

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the 2026 Medicare Part A and Part B premiums and deductibles. In this article, I will provide you with what the premiums and deductibles are for 2026. Lastly, I will discuss how the Medicare beneficiaries Part B deductible can impact the annual therapy threshold dollar amount. In this article, I will answer the following questions:

On October 31, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule. This final rule does have regulatory and reimbursement implications for outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapy provided in all outpatient therapy settings. In this article, I will provide my members with the payment amounts for calendar year 2026 for the more common CPT codes billed in outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy compared to the 2025 payment rate for each CPT code. For my examples, I used the national payment averages for each CPT code.

The government shutdown has ended so what does this mean for outpatient therapy delivered via telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries. Here is the update:

Aetna has revised their Physical Therapy Clinical Policy Bulletin. Revisions include the following:

On October 31, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule. This final rule does have regulatory and reimbursement implications for outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapy provided in all outpatient therapy settings. Does this final rule have tricks, treats, or both for outpatient therapy services. In this article, I will inform you of what CMS is finalizing on the following topics:

I have read so much misinformation on social media platforms regarding the billing of patients who have Medicare Advantage (MA). However, the provider of the therapy services is not contracted with the patients MA plan. Because of this, many therapists and practices may be in violation of federal law and protections for MA beneficiaries regarding out-of-network (OON) billing. In this article, I am going to answer the following questions.