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05
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Each of us Need to Engage Our Elected Officials in a Discussion of the Value of Rehabilitation
On February 7, the Chairs of the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committee of the House of Representatives released a solicitation for stakeholder input on steps necessary to reform the Medicare professional fee schedules payment methodology. This action suggests that Congressional leaders are serious in their efforts to address the shortcomings of the current system.
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| Nov
12
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Promoting the Good, Reshaping the Bad, Coping with the New and Preventing the Ugly
Over the course of the past few weeks, there have been a lot of developments with the potential to impact the provision of rehabilitation services.
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| Sep
04
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Meeting the Needs of Beneficiaries While Operating Under the Sword of Damocles
For the past two decades, our rehabilitation professions have been challenged by seemingly endless shifts in Federal Medicare utilization and payment policies. More...
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| Jun
19
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Making the Case for Rehabilitation
Often lost in the raging public policy debates regarding health care financing is the simple reality expressed decades ago by the former Director of the National Institute on Aging that the essence of geriatric medicine is rehabilitative...
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| Apr
02
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Federal Budget Priorities Trigger New Challenges
On March 20th, House Budget Chair Paul Ryan (R, WI) unveiled a FY13 budget plan that sets forth an alternative vision for the Federal government.
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| Mar
05
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Relief, but at a price
On February 22, President Obama signed into law the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (Public Law 112-96).
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| Dec
10
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Déjà vu, all over again!
Years ago, Yogi Berra coined the phase: “its déjà vu all over again.” Little did he suspect that his Yogiism would aptly describe the U.S. Congress.
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| Jan
25
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Welcome to Another Year of Policy Challenges
Interfacing with government on policy issues has been characterized as a never-ending final exam. Just when you think you have finished your assignments, another batch of challenges are thrown at you.
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| Nov
24
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Stepping Up to the Policy Challenges
In the movie, “Ground Hog Day,” every day repeated itself in a virtual perpetual cycle. Unfortunately, rehabilitation services appear trapped in a similar iterative struggle for policy stability.
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| Jul
30
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Proving Value
There have been important policy developments with regard to both the 2010 Medicare professional fee schedules and the proposed 2011 Medicare professional fee schedules and with CMS rules governing the payment for Medicare Part A skilled nursing services.
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