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Medicare does indeed cover services to maintain or manage a beneficiary's current condition when no functional improvement is possible if the services are medically necessary and meet the skilled care requirements.
May 4, 2023/Test & Measure
Measures the subjective intensity of pain.
Jun 19, 2019/Article
Some commercial payers have adopted language and or revised policies to remove the improvement standard or to cover skilled maintenance therapy.
Oct 22, 2014/Test & Measure
Measures presence of lumbar vertebral fracture.
Jun 13, 2013/Test & Measure
Berg Balance Scale for Parkinson Disease
May 21, 2013/Test & Measure
Measures upper extremity (UE) function.
Aug 31, 2017/Test & Measure
This is a 9-item measure used to identify subgroups of patients with low back pain in primary care settings based on various functional, psychosocial, and comorbid factors for subgrouping.
May 1, 2017/Magazine
Viewpoints
Jan 20, 2026/News
The new APTA Learning Center course offers a comprehensive breakdown of how payment works and how to avoid common compliance pitfalls.
Sep 29, 2021/News
The bipartisan legislation would ease billing and other restrictions to boost patient access to care, especially in rural areas.
