Stop Waiting for Insurance to Fix Your PT Business

Can APTA, Medicare or private insurers actually fix physical therapy reimbursement?The guys debate PT payment reform, cash-pay practice models, controlling your own pricing, alternative revenue streams and why practice owners may need to stop waiting for someone else to solve their economics.EPISODE BREAKDOWN[00:00] – Nothing Works on Payment[01:12] – Live Tweeting Trouble[02:22] – Oversharing Sells Tickets[03:48] – Napster And Trailers Lesson[05:01] – Payment vs Reimbursement[06:52] – Reference Committees Explained[07:56] – Debating Tiny Wording[09:01] – No Hope For Pay Increases[11:46] – Why Cash Pay Is Rising[12:36] – Advocacy Wins or Just Slower Loss[14:16] – Why Not Unplug From Insurance[15:41] – Self Pay Cashflow Reality[17:47] – Mailbox Guy Business Lesson[20:51] – Monetizing PT SkillsPT owners:Which side are you on?A) Advocacy can eventually meaningfully improve PT paymentB) Advocacy matters, but reimbursement will never keep upC) PTs need to move toward more cash-pay/direct-to-consumer modelsD) We need bothAnd what would you consider a meaningful reimbursement win—3%, 5%, 10%?-Want to Connect with Dave?Book a strategy call:https://clarity.fm/davekittle/expertise/physical-therapy-merger-acquisitions-valuations-healthcare-marketing-salesThinking of selling your practice or partnering?https://www.fieldmakergroup.comConnect with Dave:Email: [email protected]: @davekittle https://www.instagram.com/davekittle/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davekittle/orCall (646)-781-8884 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.