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What does the ACA mean for the Dpt profession? Is this a permanent change and can I expect to see changes in profession soon? Any kind of information or guesses would be good.
How does ACA effects DPT?
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I don't think anybody knows, we're in uncharted waters now. But there's one thing I'm fairly sure of: we can expect Medicare payments to continue to decrease since the number of recipients is going up (the baby-boomer cohort) while nobody in Congress has the balls to propose a tax increase.
While it's true that Medicare is only for those age 65+, it's a population that most PTs won't be able to ignore as that cohort is simply too big. Bookmark this site, it will come in handy later on if you want to open up your own practice:
http://www.aoa.acl.gov/Aging_Statistics/index.aspx
The ACA indeed helps more Americans obtain health coverage. However, many will get this coverage through Medicaid because of their low income. Medicaid is run by the states (Medicare is federally run) and usually has very stringent rules for PT. For example, in my state (NC), Medicaid only allows 3 PT visits per year, period. If you break your leg in Jan and exhaust your 3 visits, that's it. You then break your arm in July? Sorry, no PT for you.
I have lived and worked in several countries. The US healthcare system is crazy inefficient.
http://www.aoa.acl.gov/Aging_Statistics/index.aspx
The ACA indeed helps more Americans obtain health coverage. However, many will get this coverage through Medicaid because of their low income. Medicaid is run by the states (Medicare is federally run) and usually has very stringent rules for PT. For example, in my state (NC), Medicaid only allows 3 PT visits per year, period. If you break your leg in Jan and exhaust your 3 visits, that's it. You then break your arm in July? Sorry, no PT for you.
I have lived and worked in several countries. The US healthcare system is crazy inefficient.
