Since January 1, 2025, TRICARE providers in both the East and West regions have reported experiencing severe operational challenges including non-payment for medically necessary care that have impacted their ability to continue to provide physical therapy services to...

Telehealth is a vital tool that many Medicare beneficiaries use to access critical physical therapy care.  Recognizing the importance of telehealth to millions of patients, in March of this year, Congress approved legislation that extended Medicare’s telehealth...

The Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act (H.R. 1517) was introduced to allow physical therapists in all geographical regions to enter in locum tenens arrangements under Medicare.Locum tenens, meaning “to hold the place of or substitute,” allows eligible providers...

The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule has faced year-over year cuts. In addition, it does not currently have a built-in annual inflationary update. Medicare payment for providers billing under the fee schedule has failed to keep pace with the true cost of running a...