On February 3, Congress approved a legislative package which includes an extension of Medicare waivers that will allow speech-language pathologists, audiologists, OT’s and PT’s to provide services via telehealth through December 31, 2027. Following...
Starting January 31, 2026, speech-language pathologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists and audiologists can no longer furnish Medicare Telehealth services. On January 22, the House of Representatives passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026...
During the COVID pandemic in 2020, Congress authorized many health care providers to provide services via telehealth. This authorization included Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) and many of my patients now routinely access their care using a HIPAA secure telehealth...
In my 30 years of working as a speech-language pathologist in Florida, the first question I get from almost every new patient when contacting them to schedule an appointment is: “does Medicare pay for this?” My private practice serves adult patients only, and because...
Communication changes are almost inevitable for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), and because of this, routine referral of people newly identified with PD should be the norm rather than delaying until significant speech and voice changes develop ....
