New Law Permits PAs to Provide Hospice Care to Medicare Patients
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The first improvement will allow PAs to manage and provide hospice care to terminally-ill Medicare patients; another will allow PAs to supervise cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs under the Medicare program.
Specifically, the new law modernizes outdated Medicare law with language specific to PAs in the Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act.
"Literally hundreds of PAs have made the case to members of
Medicare beneficiaries throughout the nation, especially those living in rural and other medically underserved communities where PAs may be the sole healthcare professional, will benefit from this important legislation. This change will take effect
AAPA is thankful to the Congressional champions who supported this legislative change, including Senators
The new law also includes language from the Improving Access to Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Act, which goes into effect
The Congressional champions for this legislative change include Senators
These healthcare provisions were part of a two-year budget agreement that includes stopgap government funding that runs through
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