Why Medicare and Insurance Companies Fund Physical Therapy Codes: Addressing Patient Dropout Rates

We discuss why Medicare and commercial payers like United created and are funding specific physical therapy codes.

The issue stems from poor patient adherence to physical therapy plans of care: only 90% of patients who should receive PT actually start it, and only 30% of those who start actually complete their treatment.

This means just 3% of the US population who could benefit from physical therapy actually finish their plan of care.

These codes were funded specifically to address the problem of patients dropping off between visits rather than during clinic sessions.