Understanding the Proposal to Change OTA Payments

The House Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the federal government operating after February 8 contains proposals to change the way services provided by an occupational therapy assistant (OTA) are paid for under Medicare Part B. The same is applied to physical therapist assistant (PTA) payment. AOTA is working in the Senate-and urging AOTA members to advocate through the Legislative Action Center-to change this proposal. "This is a large bill