Guest guest Posted September 21, 1998 Report Share Posted September 21, 1998 An article in the September 15th Eli Report says that HCFA is considering postponement of the $1500 cap because of the Y2K problem. However, don't get too excited folks, seems they also could render it effective later and make it retroactive to January 1, 1999. Don't want to get in copyright infringement problems with Eli -- I love reading their news and analysis, so I suggest you get your hands on a copy of it. Kathy Shields Professional Therapy Providers ______________________________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 1998 Report Share Posted September 21, 1998 Robbie - You pretty much got it right. The reference sites for HR 3835 is <http://thomas.loc.gov/cgibin/bdquery/z?d105:HR03835:@@@L|/bss/d105query.htm l|> now up to 92 co-sponsors and S.2222 is <http://thomas.loc.gov/cgibin/bdquery/z?d105:SN02222:|/bss/d105query.html|> now up to 8 cosponsors. Hope this helps At 07:27 PM 9/21/1998 +0000, you wrote: >Hi! > >Can anyone tell me what is happening with - what has happened to the legislation that proposes removing the $1500 cap on outpatient physical therapy/speech therapy? > >I have heard that with all the hoopla with the Starr report that everything else has basically taken a back seat. > >Thanks in advance. > >Robbie Leonard, M.S., P.T. >Greenville, SC > >----- >Free e-mail group hosting at http://www.eGroups.com/ > >______________________________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 1998 Report Share Posted September 21, 1998 That would be great, but let's try to get it repealed before the end of the legislative session. Get your representative to co-sponsor HR3835 and your senators to co-sponsor S2222. Kim Longoria ______________________________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 1998 Report Share Posted September 21, 1998 I just received an e-mail today that the APTA wants chapter level membership to contact their representatives and senators to cosponsor the two bills, HR 3835 in the house and S2222 in the senate. Regardless of whether we're able to get some action taken during this Congress or not , the assition of new sponsors to these bills will bode well for us in the future. Hopes this helps, Kim Longoria, PT San , TX ______________________________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 1999 Report Share Posted September 21, 1999 $1500 Cap Legislation >Hi! > >Can anyone tell me what is happening with - what has happened to the legislation that proposes removing the $1500 cap on outpatient physical therapy/speech therapy? > I was at the NASL meeting in Las Vegas last week and it was reported that HCFA is considering a $1500 per vendor cap. As strange as it seems, this might be the interim answer. Also, representative Ensign, the original sponsor of the proposed legislation is in a tough battle for Senator in Nevada. This, somehow, seems to be part of the issue on the slow down of the legislation. > Mike Hoon, Yakima, WA > >----- >Free e-mail group hosting at http://www.eGroups.com/ > >______________________________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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