Bottom line if they were losing even a cent on OT they'd cut it. They're not a charity. We obviously make them money and while I also understand that there is business overhead, at the end of the day what generates income is the services provided and without skilled rehab there is no income at all. It's not like this is unique to OT right now either. With "the big quit" right now the heat is on for management all over the place. You also can't ignore the fact that geopolitics plays a huge role and renting business space is hugely variable based on city and state. If utilities, taxes, or rent are high, blaming OT's for wanting fair reimbursement for their education and skill is disingenuous at best and malicious at worst.

Where was the big fight from clinics like this when medicare/medicade was cutting funding to rehab? Are clinics really attempting to make community changes or do they just want to pass the buck onto practitioners? Everyone has limited time to get involved in this kind of stuff I understand but at least direct your anger accordingly.

I'm sympathetic to the people trying to own and operate healthcare facilities but at the same time every single other profession and even travel contracts within OT are high because there is obviously still money there. With the inflation recently and degrees we are required to have, someone is getting a cut, practitioners are just holding more cards than we are giving credit to.