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A major factor influencing payment for physical therapist services is how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services values and reimburses Current Procedural Terminology, or CPT, codes. CMS uses Relative Value Units, or RVUs, within the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale, or RBRVS, payment system
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Apr 19, 2021/Roundup
A roundup of recent media coverage with a focus on access and social determinants of health.
Jun 1, 2019/Column
Payer policies and laws are changing. Still, it remains far too difficult for consumers to "Choose PT."
Feb 16, 2023/Article
The Ethics and Judicial Committee picked their top 10 articles of relevance for PTs, PTAs, and students in 2023.
Jul 22, 2025/Podcast
In this episode, Alice Bell, PT, DPT, senior specialist, health policy and payment, is joined by Wanda Evans, PT, DPT, MHS, senior specialist, health policy and payment, to discuss how APTA advocacy led to Aetna’s decision to provide unrestricted direct access to physical therapist services.
Jan 8, 2021/Article
Insight on working in cross-cultural situations.
Jan 19, 2021/Review
The final rule pushes payers toward more transparency and consistent deadlines for decisions.
Nov 1, 2022/Column
View letters to the editor, online comments from readers, and opinion pieces from APTA's blog.
Sep 1, 2024/Column
This pelvic health PT is on a mission to make pelvic health care a reality for all.
