URGENT ACTION NEEDED: House Health Care Legislation Uncertain; Therapy Caps and Payment Cuts Must Be Addressed Now
Congress is hoping to wrap up business by the end of next week and there is no guarantee that they will address the Medicare payment cut and the Medicare extenders before leaving town – time is running out. The extension of the therapy cap exceptions process could be in jeopardy in ...the House version of the legislation and APTA needs your help. NOW is the time to contact your Representative on the devastating effects of the therapy cap on our patients and profession. It is critical that Congress pass legislation before December 31, 2011 to extend the therapy cap exceptions process and to avoid the scheduled 27.4% cut in provider payments under the Medicare physician fee schedule.
Now is the time to pick up the phone and call your Representative to action to preserve Medicare benefits.
Help us reinforce our message by contacting your legislators today.
Message:
Urge your Representative to support the inclusion of the therapy cap exceptions process in the Medicare package.
Request that your Members of Congress sign onto the Therapy Cap Repeal legislation (H.R. 1546). We are well on our way to reaching 150 cosponsors in the House but we need your help to drive up the numbers to show support for this legislation.
Ask your member of Congress to contact their colleagues on the House Ways and Means Committee and House Energy and Commerce Committee to express their support for extending the therapy cap exceptions process. Without a congressional extension of the exceptions process, the therapy caps will go into effect on January 1, 2012. We need your member to weigh in with the big health committees to ensure patients receive the care they need.
What You Can Do
You can also contact the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Patient Action Center. This site is designed to educate patients on the issue and to provide easy access to form emails and letters for them to contact Congress.
http://www.apta.org/
Thanks for your help in getting the message through to Congress!
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Congress is hoping to wrap up business by the end of next week and there is no guarantee that they will address the Medicare payment cut and the Medicare extenders before leaving town – time is running out. The extension of the therapy cap exceptions process could be in jeopardy in ...the House version of the legislation and APTA needs your help. NOW is the time to contact your Representative on the devastating effects of the therapy cap on our patients and profession. It is critical that Congress pass legislation before December 31, 2011 to extend the therapy cap exceptions process and to avoid the scheduled 27.4% cut in provider payments under the Medicare physician fee schedule.
Now is the time to pick up the phone and call your Representative to action to preserve Medicare benefits.
Help us reinforce our message by contacting your legislators today.
Message:
Urge your Representative to support the inclusion of the therapy cap exceptions process in the Medicare package.
Request that your Members of Congress sign onto the Therapy Cap Repeal legislation (H.R. 1546). We are well on our way to reaching 150 cosponsors in the House but we need your help to drive up the numbers to show support for this legislation.
Ask your member of Congress to contact their colleagues on the House Ways and Means Committee and House Energy and Commerce Committee to express their support for extending the therapy cap exceptions process. Without a congressional extension of the exceptions process, the therapy caps will go into effect on January 1, 2012. We need your member to weigh in with the big health committees to ensure patients receive the care they need.
What You Can Do
You can also contact the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Patient Action Center. This site is designed to educate patients on the issue and to provide easy access to form emails and letters for them to contact Congress.
http://www.apta.org/
Thanks for your help in getting the message through to Congress!
See More
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