Government Shutdown as of October 20, 2025

October 20, 2025
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Rick Gawenda
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As of October 20, 2025, the government remains in a shutdown. What does the shutdown mean for coverage and payment of outpatient therapy services under the Medicare program? Here is the latest:

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  1. I’m in Florida and I have 706 claims in the pending file and 3 on the payment floor. The pending file keeps growing, while the payment floor file stays the same. Hopefully that transition to payment begins soon!

  2. As to point #3….we do not do telehealth but have received no payments for October dates of service yet. How do we find out if we are in a locality affected by the GPCI?