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Feb 7, 2020/News
Ready to step up your participation in APTA? Calls are now open for several Board of Directors-appointed groups. The Board is seeking volunteers for the reference, ethics and judicial, finance and audit, public policy and advocacy, and scientific and practice affairs committees; as well as APTA awards
Jul 9, 2025/Article
In this review: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Program and the HH Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model; Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies Competitive Bidding
Apr 26, 2017/News
Washington signed on to the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, bringing the number of participating states to 10, the magic number of states needed to officially establish the system.
Mar 19, 2019/News
Although characterized by supporters as an approach that "embodies fiscal responsibility," the 2020 federal budget proposal from the Trump administration is facing criticism that the $4.1 trillion plan cuts too deeply into health care and education. Many of the proposed changes run counter to current
Oct 5, 2021/Perspective
"I have made it my mission in life to spend my time honoring our nation's veterans, service members, and their families."
Dec 23, 2020/News
While the bill approved by Congress falls short on a full offset of a planned Medicare cut, it does offer help other areas.
Feb 5, 2019/Review
You might think that the most effective early postoperative exercise interventions for TKR have been pretty well established by now. You'd be wrong,
Nov 8, 2022/Review
A review of electronic health records also found white patients received services for musculoskeletal pain faster than Black patients.
Feb 16, 2018/News
When Congress adopted a federal spending package that included the elimination of the hard cap on Medicare therapy services, lawmakers also adopted a new system of payment thresholds and triggers, and a differential payment rate for PTAs and OTAs.
Apr 23, 2021/Statement
Statement by the APTA Board of Directors.