The Proposed 2023 Fee Schedule: 4 Things to Know

Of course, the proposed cuts are at the center — but there are some significant opportunities for change and making your voice heard.

1. The 4.4% cut to the conversion factor would affect a wide range of providers and threatens patient access to needed services.
2. CMS wants to hear about underutilized services in Medicare. This is a significant opportunity to make the case for physical therapy.
3. CMS is considering making virtual direct supervision of PTAs permanent and wants input on the idea — another great opportunity that we need to seize.
4. CMS wants to hear from individual providers, and new APTA resources make it easy to craft individualized comment letters.

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