Navigating Home Modifications Billing for Medicare-Covered Clients

As the population ages, and the majority of older adults express a desire to age in place, the need for home modification evaluations and interventions is expanding. While home modification services are clearly within the scope of occupational therapy, what is not so clear are the options for reimbursement. Many questions arise regarding proper billing. Medicare-covered clients are entitled, under law, to medically necessary services. Occupational therapy practitioners do NOT have

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