On December 1st, 2020, CMS finalized the 2021 Part B payment (Physician Fee Schedule) rates, INCLUDING AN OVERALL CUT OF 9% TO PT, OT AND SLP SERVICES.
These cuts are designed to offset increases in payment to primary and chronic care office evaluation and management visits; however, CMS has fundamentally failed to recognize therapy's critical role in quality of care, quality of life, and combatting the effects of COVID-19.
The clock is ticking but there is still time to STOP THE CUTS! These cuts are set go into effect on January 1, 2021. Reliant urges you to join us and the therapy associations to continue to contact Congress to include H.R. 8702, the Holding Providers Harmless from Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020 in any legislative package before the end of the year.
Reliant will keep you up to date with any news or additional avenues of advocacy in the coming weeks.
