Guest guest Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 Latest..... Medicare Bill (HR 6331) Passes in US Senate Legislation to Override Payment Cut and Expiration of Therapy Caps Exception Process to Be Sent to President. Today the United States Senate passed cloture on HR 6331 – the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act by a 69-30 margin. Prior to the vote, the Senate agreed that passage of cloture would also be final passage of the legislation. HR 6631 overwhelming passed by a 355-59 margin in the US House on Tuesday, June 24th. With the Senate passing the House bill, it is now transmitted to the President. The President has 10 days to consider signing or vetoing the legislation. To override the current 10.6% reduction and re-instate the exceptions process to the therapy cap, the President needs to sign HR 6331 into law. Until that time, the cuts and caps are still in effect per the July 1, 2008 implementation date. HR 6331 includes critical provisions for physical therapists and their patients, including legislation to avoid the 10.6% cut in payments under the Medicare physician fee schedule and the expiration of the therapy cap exceptions process. Other provisions include a delay in competitive bidding for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) and payments updates to rural providers. Stay Informed! APTA will issue an Information Bulletin as soon as the President acts on HR 6331. In addition, please utilize APTA’s webpage to stay informed and active on this issue, please click on _www.apta.org/advocacy_ (http://www.apta.org/advocacy) . Thanks! The extensive advocacy by physical therapists has made a difference! Thanks for your work to ensure Medicare beneficiaries continue to have access to essential rehabilitation services provided by physical therapists. APTA will continue to advocacy for long-term policy solutions to the flawed payment formula and for a permanent solution to the therapy cap once and for all. In a message dated 7/9/2008 6:22:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Amy.Stelly@... writes: I know this subject has been addressed on several occasions, but does anyone know what the latest is on the caps? Thanks. Amy Stelly Clinic Coordinator (Office Manager) LeBlanc, Chamberlain and Physical Therapy Services 4027 I-49 South Service Road Opelousas, Louisiana 70570 Telephone: Facsimile: ________________________________ IMPORTANT / CONFIDENTIAL This message and any attachments accompanying it from LHC Group is intended only for the use of the addressee(s) shown above. It contains information that may be privileged, confidential and / or exempt from disclosure under application law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are hereby notified that the copying, use, or distribution of any information or materials transmitted in or with this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message by mistake, please immediately call us at and destroy the original message. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] **************Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 Thank you to all the PT's, OT's, SLP's, physicians and, most of all, our Medicare patients, that took the time to make their voices heard. It is a nice feeling to win even this small victory. (Won't be a great victory until the bill is signed and enacted!) Great work everyone! Tom Howell, P.T., M.P.T. Howell Physical Therapy Eagle, ID howellpt@... This email and any files transmitted with it may contain PRIVILEGED or CONFIDENTIAL information and may be read or used only by the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of the email or any of its attachments, please be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, printing or copying of this email or any attached files is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately purge it and all attachments and notify the sender by reply email. _____ From: PTManager [mailto:PTManager ] On Behalf Of vteam44@... Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 4:59 PM To: PTManager Subject: Re: Medicare caps-latest Latest..... Medicare Bill (HR 6331) Passes in US Senate Legislation to Override Payment Cut and Expiration of Therapy Caps Exception Process to Be Sent to President. Today the United States Senate passed cloture on HR 6331 - the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act by a 69-30 margin. Prior to the vote, the Senate agreed that passage of cloture would also be final passage of the legislation. HR 6631 overwhelming passed by a 355-59 margin in the US House on Tuesday, June 24th. With the Senate passing the House bill, it is now transmitted to the President. The President has 10 days to consider signing or vetoing the legislation. To override the current 10.6% reduction and re-instate the exceptions process to the therapy cap, the President needs to sign HR 6331 into law. Until that time, the cuts and caps are still in effect per the July 1, 2008 implementation date. HR 6331 includes critical provisions for physical therapists and their patients, including legislation to avoid the 10.6% cut in payments under the Medicare physician fee schedule and the expiration of the therapy cap exceptions process. Other provisions include a delay in competitive bidding for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) and payments updates to rural providers. Stay Informed! APTA will issue an Information Bulletin as soon as the President acts on HR 6331. In addition, please utilize APTA's webpage to stay informed and active on this issue, please click on _www.apta.org/advocacy_ (http://www.apta. <http://www.apta.org/advocacy> org/advocacy) . Thanks! The extensive advocacy by physical therapists has made a difference! Thanks for your work to ensure Medicare beneficiaries continue to have access to essential rehabilitation services provided by physical therapists. APTA will continue to advocacy for long-term policy solutions to the flawed payment formula and for a permanent solution to the therapy cap once and for all. In a message dated 7/9/2008 6:22:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Amy.Stelly@LHCGroup <mailto:Amy.Stelly%40LHCGroup.com> .com writes: I know this subject has been addressed on several occasions, but does anyone know what the latest is on the caps? Thanks. Amy Stelly Clinic Coordinator (Office Manager) LeBlanc, Chamberlain and Physical Therapy Services 4027 I-49 South Service Road Opelousas, Louisiana 70570 Telephone: Facsimile: ________________________________ IMPORTANT / CONFIDENTIAL This message and any attachments accompanying it from LHC Group is intended only for the use of the addressee(s) shown above. It contains information that may be privileged, confidential and / or exempt from disclosure under application law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are hereby notified that the copying, use, or distribution of any information or materials transmitted in or with this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message by mistake, please immediately call us at and destroy the original message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 Absolutely, much gratitude to all those whose efforts made a difference. Actually, if I understand it correctly, the House and the Senate have secured a veto-proof vote. In other words, if the President uses the veto he will be overridden. Do I have that right? Mike Rizkalla Trinity Rehab On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 12:39 AM, thomas m howell wrote: > Thank you to all the PT's, OT's, SLP's, physicians and, most of all, our > Medicare patients, that took the time to make their voices heard. It is a > nice feeling to win even this small victory. (Won't be a great victory > until the bill is signed and enacted!) Great work everyone! > > Tom Howell, P.T., M.P.T. > > Howell Physical Therapy > > Eagle, ID > > howellpt@... <howellpt%40fiberpipe.net> > > This email and any files transmitted with it may contain PRIVILEGED or > CONFIDENTIAL information and may be read or used only by the intended > recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of the email or any of its > attachments, please be advised that you have received this email in error > and that any use, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, printing or > copying of this email or any attached files is strictly prohibited. If you > have received this email in error, please immediately purge it and all > attachments and notify the sender by reply email. > > _____ > > From: PTManager <PTManager%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto: > PTManager <PTManager%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf > Of vteam44@... <vteam44%40aol.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 4:59 PM > To: PTManager <PTManager%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: Medicare caps-latest > > > Latest..... > > Medicare Bill (HR 6331) Passes in US Senate > Legislation to Override Payment Cut and Expiration of Therapy Caps > Exception > > Process to Be Sent to President. > Today the United States Senate passed cloture on HR 6331 - the Medicare > Improvements for Patients and Providers Act by a 69-30 margin. Prior to the > > vote, the Senate agreed that passage of cloture would also be final passage > of > the legislation. HR 6631 overwhelming passed by a 355-59 margin in the US > House on Tuesday, June 24th. With the Senate passing the House bill, it is > now transmitted to the President. The President has 10 days to consider > signing or vetoing the legislation. To override the current 10.6% reduction > and > re-instate the exceptions process to the therapy cap, the President needs > to > > sign HR 6331 into law. Until that time, the cuts and caps are still in > effect per the July 1, 2008 implementation date. > > HR 6331 includes critical provisions for physical therapists and their > patients, including legislation to avoid the 10.6% cut in payments under > the > > Medicare physician fee schedule and the expiration of the therapy cap > exceptions > process. Other provisions include a delay in competitive bidding for > durable > > medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) and > payments > updates to rural providers. > > Stay Informed! > APTA will issue an Information Bulletin as soon as the President acts on HR > > 6331. In addition, please utilize APTA's webpage to stay informed and > active on this issue, please click on _www.apta.org/advocacy_ > (http://www.apta. <http://www.apta.org/advocacy> org/advocacy) . > Thanks! > The extensive advocacy by physical therapists has made a difference! Thanks > > for your work to ensure Medicare beneficiaries continue to have access to > essential rehabilitation services provided by physical therapists. APTA > will > > continue to advocacy for long-term policy solutions to the flawed payment > formula and for a permanent solution to the therapy cap once and for all. > > In a message dated 7/9/2008 6:22:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > Amy.Stelly@LHCGroup <mailto:Amy.Stelly%40LHCGroup.com<Amy.Stelly%2540LHCGroup.com>> > .com writes: > > I know this subject has been addressed on several occasions, but does > anyone > > know what the latest is on the caps? > > Thanks. > > Amy Stelly > Clinic Coordinator (Office Manager) > LeBlanc, Chamberlain and Physical Therapy Services > 4027 I-49 South Service Road > Opelousas, Louisiana 70570 > Telephone: Facsimile: > > ________________________________ > IMPORTANT / CONFIDENTIAL This message and any attachments accompanying it > from LHC Group is intended only for the use of the addressee(s) shown > above. > It > contains information that may be privileged, confidential and / or exempt > from disclosure under application law. If you are not the intended > recipient > of > this message, you are hereby notified that the copying, use, or > distribution > > of any information or materials transmitted in or with this message is > strictly prohibited. If you received this message by mistake, please > immediately > call us at and destroy the original message. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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