[MassInsUpdates] Deadline For Massage Therapist To Keep Rights To Work

[Guest guest]

I am not sure how I feel about this... I don't like insurance

creeping into the massage field, then the insurance company has more

control over the session than the therapist does. But I am not sure

I like being blocked and replaced by a more medical model substitute-

the physical therapist. But I thought this important enough to

share...

Be Well,

Misty L. Trepke

http://www..com

 

Massage Insurance Updates, Tips & News

 

URGENT NOTICE TO ALL MASSAGE PROFESSIONALS.

This pertains to you, family & friends!

 

This is an URGENT CALL FOR ALL MASSAGE PROFESSIONALS or anyone's

HELP! We need to respond TODAY to save our rights to work with or

for medical doctors or chiropractors as massage therapists or to

allow our family & friends to receive professional health care in

physian's offices from those other than physical therapists only.

 

OUR DEADLINE is SEPT 24th. 2004. (this Friday) to OPPOSE MEDICARE's

proposed policy to eliminate any provider except PT's from providing

" incident to " medical professional's services to patients.

 

Notify Medicare now before it is too late that we do not want PT's

to be the only health care professionals allowed to provide

medically related care to physician's patients. IF MEDICARE approves

this policy it won't be long before COMMERCIAL INSURANCE CARRIERS

will follow the same route, just as they did in eliminating payment

for hot /cold packs in most incidents.

 

See below EXACTLY HOW TO RESPOND and thank you!!

 

You were promised UPDATES, TIPS & INSURANCE RELATED NEWS when you

purchased my manuals or attended my classes or booths, in the past

several years. This is my first e-mailing & if you do

not " " you will be continuing to receive these UPDATES,

TIPS & NEWS e-mails.

 

EVERYONE:

 

Please send this to everyone you know and ask them to oppose this

now!! It could ultimately be yours or your own family member in need

of massage under Medicare from a physicians office, let alone the

fact we are fighting to get IN the MEDICARE system in the future....

If this policy goes through that will surely put a stop to any

future we may possibly have in years to come!!

 

STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW THROUGH

 

Here is the MEDICARE LINK: www.cms.hhs.gov/regulations/ecomments

 

Copy and past the link in your browser & open.

 

Click on SEND electronic comment,

 

When page opens, click on Docket 1429-P and put in your personal

information and ASSOCIATION name if associated with any.

 

Click submit.

 

Then click issues 20-29.

 

Then in the box for " INCIDENT TO " , type in your opposed statement or

comments.

 

Then scroll down and click continue... see your response. THANKS !!!

PLEASE send to everyone!!

 

I had to figure all this out, surely you can follow these simple

instructions to help MEDICARE recipients as well as ours and other

professions such as Athletic Trainers, for which many thank you! .

 

Problems? Please contact me, with this situation or any insurance

related issues. I don't know it all but am certainly willing to help

or assist in finding the help you need.

 

See copy of my returned reported opposition below as example.

Temporary Comment Number: 6900

Submitter: 09/17/04

Organization: Florida State Massage Therapy Assoc & AMTA

Category: THERAPY- " INCIDENT TO "

 

Issue Areas/Comments

Issues 20-29

THERAPY - INCIDENT TO

We beg you to NOT pass this policy whereby a physician can only

refer " incident to " services to physical therpists. All qualified

health care providers should be allowed to provide services to

patients with a physicians prescription or under their supervision.

 

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EVERYONE:

Please remember to " " below if you no longer wish to

receive insurance related updates, tips and news from me.

 

Thanks for your help this time!!

 

You should be receiving updates, tips and news approximately once a

week from this point forward.

 

Sincerely and best wishes in all of your endeavors to help others

Vivian

Vivian Madison-Mahoney, LMT, NCBTMB, FSMTA, AMTA, ABMP

 

If you wish to REPLY, reply to: vivianmmahoney

 

Thanks!