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9-30-11 - AOTA Podcasts Now Available - FY 2012 SNF PPS Final Rule (Members only) -
8-26-11 - AOTA Analysis: Proposed Home Health PPS Rule (Members) - pdf, 100 kb -
8-18-11 - Assessment and Treatment for Driving Added to Medicare Contractor Policy -
CMS National Provider Call: MDS 3.0 Changes Relating to SNF PPS Final Rule
CMS Adopts IRF Final Rule for Fiscal Year 2012
CMS Adopts Hospice Final Rule for Fiscal Year 2012
7-28-11 - CMS Issues Proposed Home Health PPS Rule for 2012
7-21-11 - OIG Releases Reports Regarding SNFs
3-31-11 - Medicare Proposal on Accountable Care Organizations Released
3-14-2011 - Guidance for 2011 CMS Home Health Rule
AOTA Guidance for Completing Functional Reassessments and Documentation in Medicare Home Health - pdf, 81 kb
Final CMS Rule for Provider-Supplier Screening and Enrollment Issued -
1-27-11 - AOTA Advocacy Success: Medicare Contractor Revises OT LCD V Codes Policy -
AOTA Analysis: Final 2011 Medicare Home Health Rule (Members) - PDF, 56 kb
AOTA Analysis: Final 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule (Members) - pdf, 80 kb -
11-4-10 - Final Home Health Rule Issued
10-19-10 - Register Now for CMS Call on Changes Associated With RUG-IV Payment System
9-28-10 - What You Need to Know if You Work in a SNF - pdf, 56 kb -
9-28-10 - CMS Manual Addresses Student Supervision in SNFs
8-24-10 - AOTA Advocacy Success: Medicare Contractor Revises OT LCD to be Less Restrictive -
7-28-10 - CMS Unveils 2011 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule - pdf, 73 kb -
6-10-10 - Register Now for CMS Call on the Implementation of RUG-IV and MDS 3.0
5-28-10 - Red Flags Rule Delayed Again: Private Practitioners Must Implement ID Theft Prevention Program by December 31, 2010 -
4-05-10 - CMS Transmittal Clarifies Need to Report Surety Bond Changes to NSC
4-5-10 - PECOS Requirements Delayed Until 2011 -
4-5-10 - Medicare Releases Policy Guidance for IRFs
12-24-09 - The Significance of Medicare’s Surety Bond Requirement for Occupational Therapists Supplying DMEPOS - pdf, 96 kb -
12-14-09 - OASIS C Update -
11-25-09 - CMS Announces Delay in Implementing PECOS Requirements for DMEPOS Suppliers - pdf, 26 kb
11-18-09 - AOTA Analysis: 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (log in) - pdf, 41 kb -
10-9-09 - 2007 Medicare Part B Utilization Report Released
10-9-09 - Alert: OIG Work Plan for FY 2010 Released
7-27-09 - CMS Releases 2010 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Rule: AOTA Summary (Members) - pdf, 125 kb -
08-06-09 - Revised Part A Coverage Policy for Occupational Therapy in California, Hawaii, and Nevada -
7-28-09 - CMS Releases Additional PQRI Guidance for Practitioners -
07-23-09 - AOTA Advocacy Success: Medicare Contractor Reverses Noncoverage Policy for Assistive Technology Code
6-22-09 - AOTA Comments on CMS Hospice Regulation - pdf, 196 kb -
6-19-09 - Medicare Fraud Alert (Updated!)
6-18-09 - AOTA Needs Feedback on IRF Group Therapy and Other Issues
6-3-09 - DMEPOS Suppliers Not Seeking Accreditation Must Terminate Their NSC Number; OTs in Private Practice Exempt
5-29-09 - CMS Issues Clarification for Billing Canalith Repositioning Procedures
5-19-09 - Medicare Issues Series of Proposed Regulations Affecting Health Care Facilities
4-17-09 - Reimbursement Update for Splints
4-2-09 - Attention Practitioners Who Supply Orthotics & Prosthetics!
3-5-09 - AOTA Weighs in on Medicare IRF Classification Criteria
2-19-09 - Medicare Releases 2009 Guidance Outlining Outpatient Therapy Exceptions Process
1-23-09 - CMS Issues Final Interim Rule on Competitive Bidding
2-13-09 - AOTA Meets With CMS To Discuss Orthotics & Prosthetics
1-21-09 - Medicare Delays Implementation of ICD-10 Coding System to October 2013
1-12-09 - AOTA Advocacy Success: Limited Impact on OT from Medicare DMEPOS Surety Bond Requirement -
11-3-08 - CMS Releases Final Physician Fee Schedule Rule for 2009 - Detailed Summary Now Available! -
10-23-08 - AOTA Comments on Proposed Modification to Medical Data Coding Set Standards to Adopt ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS -
10-08-08 - AOTA Advocates on Local Medicare Policy Affecting CA, HI, and NV
9-24-08 - CMS Launches Site for Caregivers
9-5-08 - CMS Says Occupational Therapists Exempt from DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements
9-2-08 - Changes Possible to DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements- CMS Open Door Forum Scheduled 9/3/08
8-29-08 - AOTA Comments on Proposed Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Part B Payment Policies for CY 2009 - pdf, 57 kb -
8-12-08 - CMS Releases Final Physician Fee Schedule Rule for 2009 - pdf, 397 kb -
8-12-08 - AOTA Summary of the 2009 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Rule -
8-11-08 - AOTA Advocates to Exempt OTs from DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements
8-7-08 - AOTA Succeeds in Assuring Additional Education for Local Medicare Contractors
8-7-08 - SNF Payment System Final Rule Announces Further Study of RUGs Categories -
8-6-08 - Medicare Improves Payment Accuracy to Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities -
8-1-08 - Update! CMS Releases Transmittal Prohibiting the Use of Stamped Signatures
6-23-08 - AOTA Comments Influence Medicare Payment Policy Affecting 16 States -
7-16-08 - Proposed Policy Changes to the 2009 Physician Fee Schedule Affect OT -
5-12-08 - CMS Releases Transmittal to Implement 90-Day Recertification Rule
3-12-08 - Medicare Advanced Beneficiary Notice Forms Replaced
3-04-08 - Therapy Plan of Care Recertification Time Frames
2-29-08 - How to Advocate for Fair OT Coverage Under Medicare: LCDs FAQ
1-16-08 - Medicare Publishes Guidance on Therapy Cap Exceptions Process
1-11-08 - 2008 Medicare Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Update
1-07-08 - New 2008 Payment Rates for Services Paid Under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Extension of the Participation Decision Period
8-13-09 - OIG Report Regarding Suggested Revisions to "Incident to" Rule

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