CARMEN WITSKEN

Health Information Technology (IT) Interoperability in Long-term Care

Therapist and Long-term Care Workforce Shortage Health Information Technology (IT) Interoperability in Long-term Care Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly (SAFE) Act (H.R. 7618) Remove Duplicative Unnecessary Clerical Exchanges (REDUCE) Act (H.R. 7279)

Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities Protecting Rural Seniors Access to Care Act (H.R. 5796/ S. 3490) Physician Fee Schedule Long-term Reform Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 2474) Ensuring Seniors' Access to Quality Care Act (H.R. 3227/S. 1749) Fee schedule conversion factor tied to inflation Eliminate the budget neutrality requirement Obtain an impact study of the 15% therapy assistant cut on rural and medically underserved areas; mitigate the 15% differential implemented in 2022 Follow and support efforts with respect to the CMS-identified potentially misvalued therapy CPT codes Elimination of Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR) Reduced administrative burden through streamlined plan-of-care certifications Changes to the MIPS Quality Payment Program to allow all therapy providers to be eligible for the Quality Payments Program Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Saving Access to Laboratory Services (SALSA) Act ( H.R. 2377 / S. 1000) Home Health Prospective Payment System Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act (H.R. 7148) Expanding Care in the Home Act (H.R. 2853) Medicare Advantage and Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Reform Observation Stay Requirements Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2024 (H.R. 5138) Rehabilitation Therapy Outpatient Supervision Requirements Enabling More of the Physical and Occupational Workforce to Engage in Rehabilitation (EMPOWER) Act (H.R. 4878/S. 2459) Teletherapy/Telerehab Patient Access Expanded Telehealth Access Act (H.R. 3875/ S. 2880) Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024 (H.R. 7623/ S. 3967) Rehabilitation Therapy CPT Codes on Permanent Telehealth List Portable X-ray Transportation Payment Issues

Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities Physician Fee Schedule Reform Fee schedule conversion factor tied to inflation Eliminate the budget neutrality requirement Obtain an impact study of the 15% therapy assistant cut on rural and medically underserved areas; mitigate the 15% differential implemented in 2022 Follow and support efforts with respect to the CMS-identified potentially misvalued therapy CPT codes Elimination of Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR) Reduced administrative burden through streamlined plan-of-care certifications Direct supervision requirements for PTAs and OTAs in outpatient private practices Changes to the MIPS Quality Payment Program to allow all therapy providers to be eligible for the Quality Payments Program Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Home Health Prospective Payment System Medicare Advantage and Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Reform Observation Stay Requirements Rehabilitation Therapy Outpatient Supervision Requirements Teletherapy/Telerehab Patient Access Rehabilitation Therapy CPT Codes on Permanent Telehealth List Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Portable X-ray Transportation Payment Issues

Therapist and Long-term Care Workforce Shortage Health Information Technology (IT) Interoperability in Long-term Care

ADVION (FORMERLY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE SUPPORT OF LONG TERM CARE)

ADVION (FORMERLY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE SUPPORT OF LONG TERM CARE)

ADVION (FORMERLY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE SUPPORT OF LONG TERM CARE)

ADVION (FORMERLY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE SUPPORT OF LONG TERM CARE)