House and Senate Bills: STAR + PLUS, PPACA
February 13, 2013 by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
Filed under ICF-MRs, Medicaid, Nurses, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Physical Therapists, Physicans, Texas Medical Board, Texas: 83rd Legislative Session
The following recently introduced House and Senate bills could affect long term care providers: HB 1137: Relating to the use of maximum allowable cost lists under a Medicaid managed care pharmacy benefit plan. HB 1112: Relating to state assistance for certain county health care expenditures. HB 1088: Relating to consumer protection provisions applicable to Medicaid [...]
Medicare Therapy Cap
January 5, 2006 by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
Filed under Medicare, Nursing Homes, Physical Therapists
The American Physical Therapy Association has announced that Medicare therapy services will be subject to two caps. Physical therapy and speech language pathology will have a combined cap of $1,740 and a separate cap for occupational therapy, all effective on January 1, 2006. Just as Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, doctors, and certain long term care [...]
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