Keep Up to Date with the AMRPA Access Blog

Keep Up to Date with

the AMRPA Access Blog

As the sun sets on AMRPA magazine, it’s dawn for the association’s newest communications vehicle, our blog, AMRPA Access was launched in early July 2020 with a message of then Chairman of the Board Robert Krug, who hailed it as a way for AMRPA members to stay abreast of Congressional activity, regulatory policy issues, COVID-19 developments, patient stories, and other news from AMRPA.

Since its launch AMRPA Access has included posts on important topics for our members and others who are interested in medical rehabilitation. Some topics you might find interesting include:

• Prior Authorization & the Pandemic

• ICD-10 Codes and COVID-19

• MedPAC Formally Votes to Recommend a 5% Payment Reduction for IRFs in FY 2022; Discusses Issues for Inclusion in March and June Reports to Congress

• What You Should Know About the 60% Rule Waiver

• CMS Issues Proposed Rule to Streamline Prior Authorization in Medicaid, CHIP and ACA Plans

• MedPAC Holds Annual Payment Update Sessions on Post- Acute Care Settings, Including IRFs

• 2021 Fee Schedule Final Rule Reduced Payment for Outpatient Therapy and Inpatient Physician Services

• AMRPA Helps with Price Transparency Requirement Rule

• AMRPA’s “Fast Take” on the 2020 Election & the Impact on the Inpatient Rehabilitation Industry

• Call for COVID-19 Research on Rehabilitation and Persons with Disabilities

• CMS Releases Data on the Impact of COVID-19 on Medicare Beneficiaries’ Daily Lives and Health Behaviors During the Public Health Emergency

• CMS Proposes New Medicare Coverage for Breakthrough Devices; Regulatory Definition for “Reasonable and Necessary” Determinations

• The PAPE is No Longer Required. Now What?

Our stories about the power of medical rehabilitation include:

• Passion and Progress

• Stronger, Together

• Taking the Next Step

Soaring to New Heights

• Advocating for Change

We encourage you to provide feedback and let us know if there is additional content that your hospital would like to see covered. Email AMRPA Communications Director Patricia Sullivan with suggestions.

To submit a story about a patient or caregiver to be featured on the AMRPA patient website, visit the AMRPA website.

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