Praise for Senator Baucus

The National Association for the Support of Long Term Care (NASL) and the American Health Care Association (AHCA) were all praise for Senator Marc Baucus (D-MT). His urge to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to keep the exception process to Medicare Part B therapy caps earned him much appreciation from the Long Term Care Leaders.

Bruce Yarwood, President and CEO of AHCA thanked the Senator for his role in the fight to protect access to important rehabilitative services for seniors. He added that on the behalf of all Medicare beneficiaries who are looked after by AHCA members, he would like to repeat the Senator’s call for CMS to holdup implementation of the burdensome therapy caps. Peter Clendenin, Executive Vice President of NASL stated that over 700,000 Medicare beneficiaries will exceed their Part B OP therapy limit this year and it is of utmost importance that the exception process be extended otherwise these people will be deprived of essential care that they deserve and need.

In conclusion Yarwood said that Senator Baucus deserves admiration for his understanding of the need for undisturbed Medicare therapy and rehabilitative services that are needed by the nation’s seniors.

Senator Baucus requested that the exception process to the therapy caps be maintained or relevant claims be delayed till the Congress is ready for other actions after the Independence Day recess.