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07/15/26

CMS Releases CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

On July 14, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule. This proposed 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 inform you of what CMS is proposing on the following topics:

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11/19/25

2027 Outpatient Therapy Regulatory and Payment Updates

This 2-hour online course will provide participants with regulatory and payment changes that will impact outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services in calendar year 2027.

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12/21/24

Congress Passes Legislation Impacting Outpatient Therapy in 2025

The United States House of Representatives and United States Senate have passed the “American Relief Act, 2025“. This legislation includes and excludes provisions that will impact outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapy services in calendar year 2025. In this article, I will provide answers to the following questions:

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12/14/24

2026 Outpatient Therapy Regulatory and Payment Updates

This 1.5-hour online course will provide participants with regulatory and payment changes that will impact outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services in calendar year 2026.

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03/11/24

Congress Increases Medicare Payment for Rest of 2024

Congress has passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. This legislation has an impact on payment for outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapy services. In this article, I will answer the following questions:

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12/21/22

2024 Outpatient Therapy Regulatory and Payment Updates

This webinar will provide participants with regulatory and payment changes that will impact outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services in calendar year 2024.

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01/06/21

CMS Publishes 2021 MPFS Conversion Factor

On January 5, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the revised conversion factor (CF) for services reimbursed under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for calendar year 2021. This would include outpatient therapy services provided in all outpatient therapy settings except for critical access hospitals since critical access hospitals are not reimbursed under the MPFS. The revised 2021 CF for services paid under the MPFS is In addition, I have created an excel spreadsheet that provides the Medicare allowed amount for the most common CPT codes billed by physical, occupational and speech therapy for calendar year

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