Professional organizations form coalition to extend exceptions process
Rehab Regs, June 30, 2006
The American Physical Therapy Association, the American Occupational Therapy Association, and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association partnered up with more than 40 other organizations to form a coalition urging Congress to extend the Medicare therapy cap exceptions process beyond 2006.
Without action, the exceptions process will expire on December 31, 2006, leaving therapists and patients with difficult decisions about ongoing medically necessary treatment.
The coalition sent a letter to Congress, including Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, on Wednesday urging the exceptions process to be extended for at least two more years so CMS can monitor its effectiveness and develop an alternative to the cap.
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