Summary:Orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) companies and advocates in Texas are supporting key state bills to expand Medicaid coverage and improve access to essential O&P devices for individuals with limb loss and limb differences, especially adults and infants,...
Bill would allow workers to get paid for time spent getting physical therapy to treat workplace injuries. Oregonians who are hurt on the job may no longer need to dip into vacation and sick time when they go to medical appointments to get treated for their injuries,...
US Senators Tom Carper (D-Del), senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, and John Barrasso (R-Wyo) recently introduced legislation (Senate Bill 5) to make it easier for Medicare Part B beneficiaries to see a licensed physical therapy assistant (PTA) or...
Congress passed its 2022 omnibus spending bill this week, expanding coverage of telehealth services under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services—a big win for telehealth companies and the more than 130 million patients who rely on socialized medicine. But some...
A group of legislators from the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee have introduced a bill aimed at temporarily extending telehealth flexibilities established during the COVID-19 pandemic.The bill, the Telehealth Extension Act, would also end geographic and site...
