http://www.mtdemocrat.com/letters/medicare-medicareless/ California's Oldest Newspaper - Est. 1851 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:04:59 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.mtdemocrat.com/letters/medicare-medicareless/comment-page-1/#comment-233611 Catherine Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:10:20 +0000 http://www.mtdemocrat.com/?p=237328#comment-233611 Sue, All insurance companies restrict PT after it has identified an exercise plan appropriate for the problem. Medicare started an $1800 cap just this week (on Oct 1), and the cap DOES NOT apply if the physician and PT document that the PT is medically necessary. (SEE: http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/10988.pdf and possibly call the counseling number listed there.) But your letter leaves me with many questions: Does PT help him? How? Has he seen an orthopedic surgeon and taken all actions suggested there? A chiropractor? Is his weight low enough not to be hurting his back? Have you asked to be referred to a pain clinic? Please don’t give up, or think Medicare has stopped you. Back pain is excruciating, and although it’s not always completely correctable, there may be avenues you haven’t tried.

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