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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
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.
Apr 19, 2021/Roundup
A roundup of recent media coverage with a focus on access and social determinants of health.
May 1, 2023/Column
One travel PT finds meaning in his second career and is enjoying the journey.
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.
The joys of gardening and eldercare.
Apr 17, 2024/News
Free to members, APTA's webinar series delivers crucial information in an easy-to-understand format. Register now for upcoming sessions.
Jul 1, 2022/Column
This month, APTA Magazine spotlights APTA Centennial Scholar Joshua Smith, PT, DPT.
