H.R. 2150
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Congress must Act to Allow NPP’s to Order Home Health Services Current federal law requires that a physician certify a patient’s eligibility for coverage of Home Health services. Many things have changed in healthcare since this Medicare provision was enacted. Much of the primary care provided today comes from highly skilled non-physician practitioners (NPPs) such as […]
Read MoreBill to Permit Non-Physician Practitioners to Certify Medicare Home Health Orders Introduced in the House
A bipartisan group of legislators introduced a bill in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, April 9, to allow non-physician practitioners to certify home health orders under Medicare. Commonly referred to as the “NPP bill”, the legislation would extend certification authority to nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurse midwives, and clinical nurse specialists. These NPPs play […]
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