[List] Medicare therapy cap exceptions about to go away

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   TAKE ACTION ON THE THERAPY CAP

   OCTOBER 31ST ADVOCACY DAY NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!

    

   Have you used the Medicare therapy cap exceptions process to assure  
that your patients get the therapy they need?  Those exceptions are  
about to go away?

    

   In LESS THAN 80 DAYS the therapy caps will return without  
exceptions if Congress does not act.  The current exceptions process  
expires on December 31, 2007 and Congress is quickly running out of  
time to take action on essential Medicare provisions.   In addition to  
the return of the therapy cap, without Congressional action physical  
therapists will also be subject to a cut in 2008 payments under the  
Medicare physician fee schedule of nearly 10%.  It is paramount that  
physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, students of  
physical therapy and the patients we serve TAKE ACTION NOW!

    

   APTA, along with leading therapy and patient organizations, is  
hosting a focused advocacy effort to make sure Congress hears the  
message that the ?CAPS MUST BE STOPPED? and that the ?CUTS MUST BE  
PREVENTED.?    To help ensure that Congress hears this message loud  
and clear, we need you to participate.

    

   ·         PARTICIPATE IN THE OCTOBER 31ST ?STOP THE THERAPY CAPS?  
ADVOCACY DAY IN WASHINGTON, DC

    

   Registration for the October 31st event[1]

    

   Download the registration form and fax it today.

    

   ·         PARTICIPATE IN THE ?STOP THE THERAPY CAPS? TOLL-FREE  
CALL-IN LINE OCTOBER 29 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2.

    

   Call 866-346-2770 from October 29 to November 2 and be briefed on  
the key message to share with your Congressional office on the therapy  
cap and then be patched directly to your Members of Congress.

    

   ·         PARTICIPATE BY SENDING EMAILS AND LETTERS TO CAPITOL HILL  
TO EXPRESS THE NEED TO PASS LEGISLATION NOW TO STOP THE THERAPY CAPS  
FROM RETURNING WITHOUT EXCEPTIONS AND TO PREVENT THE 10% CUT IN THE  
PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE.

    

   To email or to print a letter to send to Congress, please visit  
APTA?s legislative action center[2]

    

   SHARE THE WEB ADDRESS OF THE PATIENT ACTION CENTER WITH YOUR PATIENTS.

   The APTA Patient Action Center will assist physical therapy  
patients be more involved in this issue with sample letters, a direct  
email connection to their Members of Congress, and background  
information for patient advocacy efforts.  Visit the Patient Action  
Center[3].

    

   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION   

   For additional information and the latest updates on the therapy  
caps and fee schedule updates visit APTA?s website[4].

    

Links:
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[1]  
http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Therapy_Cap&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=43354
[2]  
http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Advocacy&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=181&ContentID=26507
[3] http://capwiz.com/amerpta/home/
[4]  
http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Advocacy&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=181&ContentID=26507

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