What changed that will allow speech-language pathologists to bill Medicare?
Previously, the Medicare statute allowed physical therapists and occupational therapists to obtain Medicare provider numbers but not speech-language pathologists. ASHA worked earnestly to gain Congressional support to include this provision in a Medicare bill. Congress passed the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) on July 16, 2008, that included the Medicare speech-language pathology private practice provision, overriding President Bush’s veto.
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