Washington, April 21 -- Congresswoman Deborah Ross issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Ross introduced the Removing Excessive Cuts to Outpatient and Vital Essential Rehabilitation (RECOVER) Act (https://ross.house.gov/_cache/files/1/9/192dfd34-7c30-4b3d-bd0f-bfbbb2eef384/6B5FDA78FCDB702698B255D7E8409E9876F6DC708030834BF60068A65C490020.rossnc-072-xml.pdf) to restore fair payment for therapy services under Medicare. This legislation would repeal a flawed policy that has increased costs and arbitrarily slashed reimbursement for certain providers since 2013.
Today, when patients have treatment for multiple therapy services on the same day, (e.g. after a stroke, one may need physical therapy and speech therapy), only the ...