Physician Fee Schedule improves 2009 payments, excludes rehab agencies and CORFs from 90-day recertification rule
Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations, December 17, 2008
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Thirty-day recertification required for rehab agencies and CORFs
The 2009 CMS Physician Fee Schedule finally presented therapists with some good news: The final rule that was published in the November 18, 2008, Federal Register increased professional payments for this year by 1.1%.
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