Physical Therapy, Chiropractic & Rehab Coverage Watch

Why this is recommended

A visit limit that dropped from 30 to 20, a direct access law that saves a $200 specialist visit, a Medicare acupuncture coverage expansion, a clinic chain closing 50 locations, or a digital PT program that insurance now covers at $0 are each worth the membership in one course of care.

What the Tab covers

Who it is for

The 40 million Americans who get therapy or chiropractic care each year, the parents of kids in speech or OT and everyone recovering from a surgery with a visit cap.

When it runs

Insurers and CMS publish coverage changes mid-week and referrals get written after weekend injuries

Scope

Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and major insurer coverage, visit limits, copays and prior authorization for PT, OT, speech, chiropractic, acupuncture and massage; state direct access laws; cash-pay and telehealth PT pricing; ATI, Select Medical, U.S. Physical Therapy, Athletico, Ivy Rehab, The Joint and chain closures and acquisitions; pediatric and school-based therapy coverage; cardiac and pulmonary rehab; Hinge Health, Sword and digital PT coverage; PT, OT and audiology licensure compacts; clinic fraud and license enforcement

Suggested task

The objective your Tab starts with. You can edit every line of it once the Tab is yours.

Medicare and insurer coverage, visit limit and copay changes for physical, occupational and speech therapy, chiropractic, acupuncture and massage, direct access rules by state that let patients skip the referral, cash-pay and telehealth PT pricing, therapy clinic chain closures and acquisitions, prior authorization changes for rehab, pediatric and school-based therapy coverage changes, cardiac and pulmonary rehab coverage, home exercise and digital PT program coverage, provider licensing compact changes and enforcement against clinics, written for patients and never individual advice, with the insurer, state or program first.

Track rehabilitation and therapy coverage in the United States, written for patients. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days: coverage, visit limit, copay and prior authorization changes for physical, occupational and speech therapy, chiropractic, acupuncture and massage at Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and the largest insurers; state direct access law changes that let patients see a therapist without a referral; cash-pay and telehealth PT pricing changes at major providers; closures, acquisitions and openings at ATI, Select Medical, U.S. Physical Therapy, Athletico, Ivy Rehab, The Joint and other chains with 50 or more locations; pediatric and school-based therapy coverage changes; cardiac and pulmonary rehab coverage changes; coverage changes for Hinge Health, Sword and other digital PT programs; PT, OT and audiology licensure compact changes; and clinic fraud and license enforcement actions. Prefer CMS, state insurance departments and licensing boards, insurer policy bulletins, provider announcements, APTA and established health reporting; ignore clinic marketing, and never give individual medical advice. Put the insurer, state or program first in the title with what changed. Use high severity for a visit limit or coverage cut at a top-5 insurer or Medicare, a direct access law taking effect, or a chain closure affecting a metro. Return no more than 6 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for what changed, who it affects, what to do, the date, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.