Physical Therapy is often considered an “optional” service under Medicaid guidelines. Children can often suffer from this the most. APTA has written the following letter on behalf of the PT industry in order to offer legislative recommendations regarding this vital issue.
RE: CMS-2480-NC Medicaid Program; Request for Comments on Legislative Changes to Provide Quality of Care to Children Dear Secretary Sebelius: On behalf of the American Physical Therapy Association and our 74,000 physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students of physical therapy members, we respectfully submit this letter in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) “Request for
Source: AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION (APTA)