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APTA Works With Congress to Address TRICARE Payment Issues

Jun 9, 2025/Article

APTA is actively working with congressional leaders to address reports of remaining TRICARE payment and operational issues impacting physical therapy providers. These issues, which emerged at the start of 2025 when TriWest Healthcare Alliance took over as the Managed Care Support Contractor under the

Congress Is Back in Town: 5 Things to Watch on Capitol Hill in September

Sep 2, 2025/News

In July, APTA and other provider groups secured a 2.5% funding increase from Congress to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2026. While this was a positive development, it is a short-term fix. For the Medicare payment system to stabilize and compensate providers fairly, major and urgent reforms

Get to Know APTA Hand and Upper Extremity: An Interview With Academy Leadership

Sep 2, 2025/Podcast

Listening Time — 9:17 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify At the APTA Combined Sections Meeting in February 2025, students got a chance to ask questions and get advice from section leaders. In this installment, Jason Lau, PT, DPT, interviews Jamie Grigsby, PT, DPT, and Melissa Lazinski,

Advancing the Role of PTs in Falls Prevention Together: From Congress to Clinics

Sep 15, 2025/Article

Through advancing evidence-based care, community education about the importance of prevention, and coordinated advocacy around federal legislation, PTs, PTAs, and students are leading the charge to reduce falls across the nation. Join us over the next two weeks as we concentrate our communications efforts

APTA's Ongoing Advocacy on Payment Reform

Aug 4, 2025/News

Patients and providers are frustrated and angry. A broken Medicare system has failed to deliver high-quality care and provide needed payment levels so providers and practices can keep their doors open.

APTA State Chapters Fuel Legislative Wins in 2025

Aug 6, 2025/News

As the 2025 legislative season has come to a close in most states, many APTA chapters achieved significant victories that improve payment, address provider credentialing, and reduce administrative burden.

Help Shape the Future of the Profession, Exciting Volunteer Opportunities Open Through Aug. 31

Aug 4, 2025/Article

APTA is powered by members who step up, speak out, and drive the profession forward. Volunteering is not only a chance to influence the future of physical therapy but a prime opportunity to foster connections, hone critical skills, and advance your career through service.

Matthews Urges Resilience and Reframing in Pursuit of Equity During 2025 Woodruff Lecture

Aug 12, 2025/Article

Didi Matthews, PT, DPT, delivered the sixth annual Lynda D. Woodruff Lecture in June. Her speech, titled "Reframing DEI: Clarity, Courage, and Commitment in Health Professions Education," urged physical therapy professionals to recommit to building a more just and inclusive health care system.

Takeaways From the Proposed 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Part 2

Aug 15, 2025/Article

Fact Sheet: Quality Payment Program Proposals The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released the proposed 2026 Medicare Part B Physician Fee Schedule. In Part 1 of our recap, we covered the conversion factor increase, devaluation of PT codes, and the agency’s interest in prevention and

Nation's Capital Hosts Combined Sections Meeting

Apr 1, 2019/Feature

The largest physical therapy conference in the country took over the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in the nation's capital city of Washington, DC, in January. The APTA Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) brought together more than 16,000 attendees-most of them physical therapists (PTs), physical

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