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Uncompensated Care: An Ongoing Challenge

Oct 1, 2021/Column

This APTA Magazine article recaps results from an APTA member survey that explored the amount of time PTs spend engaging in coordination-of-care activities without receiving payment.

Understanding the Impact of Relative Value Units and the RUC on Physical Therapy

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

Understanding the CPT Process

Nov 1, 2018/Column

Here's what's involved and why it's important to know.

Therapy Outcomes in Post-Acute Care Settings Chart Book

Apr 6, 2021/Open Access

Review key background and objectives; how beneficiaries compare across settings; key findings; discussion and policy implications.

Restoring Mobility for Patients With Limb Loss and Limb Difference

Apr 1, 2022/Feature

PTs and PTAs play crucial roles in the recovery and ongoing care of those with limb loss or limb difference.

Verifying Insurance Coverage Eligibility

Feb 1, 2016/Column

These are keys to avoiding claim denials and improving patient and client satisfaction.

Does It Pay to Outsource Billing and Collection?

Aug 1, 2016/Feature

There are pros, cons, savings, and costs-not all of them economic.

Laura Keivel

Jun 4, 2020/Author

Laura Keivel is the grassroots and political affairs specialist at APTA. Before joining the association in 2019, she was the advocacy program and events manager at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, where ran the society’s largest event, the Leadership Summit & Lobby Day legislative fly-in.

The 2024 Medicare Advantage Rule: Coverage Criteria and Prior Authorization

Apr 19, 2024/Perspective

An exploration of the 2024 Medicare Advantage rule and CMS' push for more timely access to needed care.

Exploring Pain

Sep 20, 2022/Video

Discover the latest insights and groundbreaking approaches that are shaping the present and future of pain management.