Recent growth in the number of healthcare workers providing home care for Medicare patients is “small and inadequate” compared with the increasing demand in an aging America. To keep up with demand, Medicare likely will need to reconsider how it compensates them, a study in Health Affairs suggests.
UNYQ Inc, a provider of 3D-printed prosthetic covers, has entered into a distribution partnership with Southern Prosthetic Supply Inc (SPS), a distributor of orthotic and prosthetic products in the United States, it announces.
The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) applauds the introduction of the Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act (H.R. 315), which aims to extend the current moratorium on the automatic 2% Medicare sequester cut for the duration of the pandemic.
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Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, Wallingford, Conn, announces it has been awarded its 12th consecutive 3-Year-Term of Accreditation from CARF International for its inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs, as well as additional accreditations for inpatient and outpatient spinal cord, stroke and brain injury specialty programs.
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A letter written by Representative Bobby Rush (D-IL) – and signed by 92 bipartisan members of the US House of Representatives urges House leadership to waive budget neutrality rules in order to grant specialty providers a reprieve from severe Medicare cuts set to be implemented amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Össur has updated its Empower practice management software to help CPOs, ASCs, physician practices and DMEPOS organizations comply with new, CMS-mandated Competitive Bidding requirements for knee and back braces that went into effect on January 1, the bracing and prosthetics provider reports.
The Northeast ADA Center unveils the Small Business at Work Toolkit, a new resource to help small businesses successfully hire and retain employees with disabilities.