The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Feb. 14 updated payment rules for certain services provided by outpatient physical therapy providers under the Medicare physician fee schedule. In addition to listing outpatient rehabilitation HCPCS codes, program memo A-03-011 (
http://cms.hhs.gov/manuals/pm_trans/A03011.pdf) also lays out new payment requirements for fiscal intermediaries — including a mandate that FIs shouldn’t pay for drugs and [...]