Happy 5th BDay to my fav early morning coffee shop, @dojocoffee. Free small coffee with any purchase in celebration.
252 days ago
RT @MariahGardner: If you want the world to make a little bit of sense, sometimes you just have to presume that people are off their meds.
255 days ago
@ImTheQ Top news story in Memphis: "Man calls 911, demands tacos" No doubt
255 days ago
The entire concept of reimbursement for healthcare services is vast and complicated. But, examining costs for healthcare is not so complicated. Certain services are expensive, others less so. For example, orthopaedic surgeons are expensive with certain procedures like spinal fusion costing $40,000 or more. Pharmaceuticals, which are the tool of choice in primary care, and needless radiological imaging are also expensive. Very few of these expensive items are effective, yet reimbursement for them is provided all the time.
Yet reimbursement for direct access to physical therapists is rare, despite a large transition of state practice acts to allow for this. Some in the profession think it is a matter of time before payers realize the potential savings and alter their policy, others are taking a more active approach through the legislature. Up next, a guest post furthering this discussion of reimbursement for direct access.
Conversely, direct access to physical therapists is not expensive and can produce outcomes superior to the expensive options noted above, yet coverage for this by payors is rare. When it does occur, costs go down.
Yet reimbursement for direct access to physical therapists is rare, despite a large transition of state practice acts to allow for this. Some in the profession think it is a matter of time before payers realize the potential savings and alter their policy, others are taking a more active approach through the legislature. Up next, a guest post furthering this discussion of reimbursement for direct access.
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