CMS authorized Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy services for telehealth, but won't authorize PTs, OTs, or SLPs to provide them. Ridiculous! Who will provide these? Doctors and nurses? @SeemaCMS@CMSgovPress@realDonaldTrump
Medicare extends PT/OT/SLP services to seniors via telehealth, but won’t pay for PTs/OTs/SLPs to perform it. Makes no sense under normal circumstances. It’s dangerous now. @CMSGov@realDonaldTrump@SeemaCMS@AARP
Dr. Rapp, Mr. Rockford, and Max were interviewed by @RAEtheReporter (@41actionnews) regarding our virtual learning. Here is a great outtake of that interview!
To watch the full interview, visit their website: https://t.co/H4pmIuGcH3
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@SeemaCMS@CMSGov Great work! Now, since we are deemed essential, our services are now paid for via telehealth by CMS, and we are classified by DHS as critical infrastructure, let’s classify PTs/OTs/SLPs as qualified to perform telehealth! Seniors are suffering! #onlytherapistsshouldbetherapists
@CMSGov@SeemaCMS It does not make sense for you to pay for Telehealth services for physical, occupational, and speech therapy but not pay for those professionals to provide them. Please clarify your document to include that those professionals can be paid for those services!
@SeemaCMS We need REAL leadership today! Paying for OT/PT/SLP services without paying those professionals to provide them is only hurting seniors. Who do you expect to deliver those services?
@CMSGov Really? You’re going to pay for telehealth PT/OT/SLPs but wont pay for those professionals to perform it? What next—covering dentistry but not dentists? Come on CMS, do the right thing @realDonaldTrump
@SeemaCMS@CMSGov@fema PT/OT/SLP services approved for telehealth, yet you did not clarify/approve those professionals to perform them? We need clarity and leadership today to make that "empowerment" mean anything.
@SeemaCMS@CMSGov@realDonaldTrump Can you guys at least give us talking points to explain to thousands of seniors calling us why PT/OT/SLP is covered but the professionals providing the service won’t get paid? Because we are stumped.
@AARP Please help us make seniors aware that while @CMSGov are congratulating themselves for making PT/OT/SLP services via telehealth paid, they are excluding those professionals from receiving payment. MC beneficiaries don’t deserve a bait and switch @realDonaldTrump@SeemaCMS
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