If you are planning to enroll in Medicare as a Speech-Language Pathologist, mark your calendar for next Tuesday, June 2nd.  That is the date that CMS will begin accepting applications.  Speech language pathologists will be able to submit claims to Medicare (outpatient therapy, Part B) beginning July 1, 2009.  In order to enroll in Medicare a [...]

This morning at the NARA Annual Business Meeting, NARA members voted to accept changes to the Bylaws that bring the association up to date with the current operating and regulatory environment.  Following a few other business items, and sharing of statistical information, the slate of new board members and officers was presented. Joining the Board [...]

Mark Anderson, Owner of Mountain Land Rehab in Salt Lake City, UT, was honored this morning at the NARA Annual Legislative Meeting in Washington, D.C., with the George G. Olsen Service Award.  This honor is bestowed annually to honor a NARA member for outstanding service to the association.  The award is named in honor of [...]

The National Association of Rehabilitation Providers and Agencies Meeting is underway in Washinton D.C.  It is the annual legislative meeting of this group of providers to hear regulatory updates.  With a new administration in place and an economy that is challenged there are lots of pending changes in the future for healthcare providers.  At the [...]

First Coast Services Options, the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) for Florida has updated the rehab local coverage determinations (LCD) for Part A and Part B.   According to a FCSO statement regarding the changes: Indications and Limitations of Coverage and/or Medical Necessity” section of this LCD has been revised under Neuromuscular Reeducation (CPT code 97112) to [...]

The good news is that CMS and the RAC contractors continue to update the Provider Outreach schedule as we originally reported on April 24th.  The bad news is that, as we originally reported, there have been no new sessions posted that are inclusive of non-hospital or non-physician providers.  For those providers in Texas all the scheduled [...]