Next Event: 2026 Documentation for Evaluations and Reevaluations for PT, OT, and SLP
Date: March 19,2026
Do Medicare Beneficiaries Have Unlimited Outpatient Therapy Benefits?
One of my Medicare patients called the Medicare program to ask them about outpatient therapy benefits and they were told that they have unlimited outpatient therapy benefits. Is that true? Let me provide the answer to that question below with the reference to support my answer. QuestionDo Medicare beneficiaries have unlimited outpatient therapy benefits? Answer I hope this article has assisted you in explaining outpatient therapy benefit coverage to your Medicare beneficiaries. Thank you for being a Gold Member!
New App Displays What Original Medicare Covers
On January 28, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a new app that gives consumers a modernized Medicare experience with direct access on a mobile device to some of the most-used content on Medicare.gov. The What’s Covered app is available for free in both Google Play and the Apple App Store. The app is available in Google Play at: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.medicare.coverage, and is available in the Apple App Store at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/whats-covered/id1444143600?mt=8. Click HERE to read the Press Release from CMS and what information is available on the app.