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Congressional Advocacy by the Numbers: Together, We Are Driving Payment Progress

Feb 10, 2026/News

APTA members helped drive a wave of federal advocacy wins in 2025, including the reversal of years of stagnant Medicare payment. The numbers tell the story: growing bipartisan backing, expanded legislative momentum, and a unified profession pushing payment reform forward. Focused on advancing fair payment,

Stroke Impact Scale (SIS)

May 21, 2013/Test & Measure

Stroke Impact Scale (SIS)

Family Violence

Apr 1, 2020/Open Access

PTs and PTAs have an ethical responsibility to act in cases of suspected abuse of a family member, obligations clearly spelled out in the Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist (4D) and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant (4D). NOTE: If you have an immediate question

APTA Speaker Request Form

Thank you for contacting APTA's Public Affairs Unit.  In order to better understand and prepare for each presentation/speaking engagement request, we ask that you complete the information below. Requests must be submitted 3 months prior to the presentation. Those requests made well in advance of the

Busting Medicare Part B Myths (and Regulating Your Expectations) Part 1

Dec 18, 2019/Perspective

Debunking some of the most prevalent Medicare myths.

Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Jan 25, 2015/Test & Measure

Measures muscle tone/spasticity.

Meaningful Membership

Apr 3, 2017/Perspective

I joined APTA as a first-year student. I didn’t hesitate.

Sweat Equity Pays Off

Sep 1, 2020/Column

It's hard to work under a layer of PPE, but the results can be incredibly uplifting.

New National Academies Report on Pain Management and Opioids Recommends More Public Education, Reimbursement Models Supporting Nondrug…

Jul 18, 2017/News

Recommendations in a new National Academies report on pain management include the need to support nonpharmacologic approaches to pain treatment through better reimbursement models, and the necessity of continued efforts to educate the public on effective alternatives to opioids.

Viewpoints

Jul 1, 2018/Magazine

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