Healthcare Changes for 2025: End of Year Review

With the closing of another year and looking ahead to a new Congress as well as a new presidential term, we can expect to see quite a few changes in healthcare policy. That’s why this week on The Amplify OT Podcast and my final episode of 2024, I am talking about healthcare changes for 2025!

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In this episode, I cover:

• Updates to the podcast, Amplify OT Collective, and learning platform. 
• With Donald Trump winning the election, Republicans will control the House and the Senate, making it significantly easier to pass legislation.
• What Trump’s cabinet appointments mean for the future of occupational therapy. 
• With a new year of Congress, anything that has been waiting to be passed will have to be re-introduced; this comes with its own set of implications, especially with Telehealth.
• Starting Jan. 1, 2025, Medicare Part B will allow general instead of direct supervision for OTA. 
• Caregiver codes under the Medicare Part B schedule have been expanded to include three additional codes. 
• Other Medicare Part B updates that will help reduce administrative burden and change the valuation of CPT codes, as well as a brief update to home health. 

Thanks for listening! As a reminder, I will be putting the podcast on pause for the months of December 2024 and January 2025 to bring exciting new things to the Amplify OT Collective. In the meantime, be sure to follow this podcast so you don’t miss it when I come back in February! And be sure to rate and review the show. To learn more about Amplify OT, head to https://amplifyot.com/ 

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LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for the LIVE Webinar on December 18, 2024
• The Amplify OT Learning Platform
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• The NPR Politics Podcast
• Ep 6: How Medicare Law is Made
• AOTA Legislative Action Center
• Ep 31: Direct Access in OT: Do I Need a Physician's Prescription?

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