Outpatient Outlook: Exceptions Process Lands a 2-Month Grace Period

You can breathe a sigh of relief about therapy caps -- but only for a short while. After lots of back and forth between the Senate and the House last December, Congress was finally able to pass a bill that offered a two-month extension of the therapy cap exceptions process in 2012.

Details: Signed into law on Dec. 23, 2011, the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 (HR 3765) extends the therapy cap exceptions process through Feb. 29, 2012. In addition, it freezes the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule's sustainable [...]

- Published on 2012-01-27