Congress Passes Legislation to Mitigate Scheduled Cuts to Medicare Part B Therapy Services following Extensive AOTA Advocacy Efforts

Congress took decisive action this week to minimize cuts to occupational therapy Medicare Part B services, scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2021, following a year and a half of extensive advocacy by AOTA to ensure fair payment for essential occupational therapy services. As part of a massive year-end omnibus legislation package that includes COVID-19 economic relief and funding for the federal government, Congress reduced a scheduled 9% reimbursement cut to therapy services in