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CMS Finalizes Fee Schedule Pay Bump for the First Time in 5 Years

Nov 18, 2025/Article

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized a 3.26% increase to the conversion factor in the final Medicare Part B Physician Fee Schedule for 2026, resulting in physical therapists, on average, receiving a 1.75% increase in reimbursement under the fee schedule. What You Need to Know Reflecting

APTA Flash Action Strategy 2025: 8,500 Falls Prevention Letters Sent to Congress

Oct 6, 2025/News

Thousands of PT and PTA students participated in APTA’s Flash Action Strategy, Sept. 17-18, by creating social media posts and videos promoting falls prevention awareness and the Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly, or SAFE, Act (H.R. 1171/S. 2612). APTA student member advocacy led to over

FTC Drops Legal Appeals, Abandons Noncompete Rule

Oct 8, 2025/News

In August 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas permanently barred the Federal Trade Commission's ban on employee noncompetes. The decision, applied nationally, prohibited the FTC from enforcing its April 2024 Noncompete Rule. Following the Texas decision, as well

Accreditation Innovation: The Future of Physical Therapy Education

Oct 7, 2025/Podcast

Listening Time — 26:32 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify APTA is ushering in a historic change in physical therapy education: the merger of CAPTE and ABPTRFE into a single integrated accreditation body. This unification will streamline processes, reduce burdens on programs, and strengthen

PTJ Author Interview: Cost-Effectiveness of Plantar Heel Pain Management

Oct 14, 2025/Podcast

Listening Time — 26:09 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Shane McClinton, PT, DPT, PhD, about his recently published study, which compared the cost-effectiveness of usual podiatry care plus

Five Reasons You Won't Want to Miss APTA's Annual All-Member Meeting

Mar 17, 2026/Article

On April 16, APTA will host its Annual All-Member Meeting, bringing together physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students from across the country for a night of connection, insight, and inspiration. Whether you are brand-new to APTA, a longtime member, or a PT, PTA, or student looking

Coalition Led by APTA Pushes Congress to Repeal MPPR as Part of Medicare Payment Reform

Mar 18, 2026/News

A coalition of national rehabilitation and health care organizations is urging Congress to repeal the Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction policy. The outdated Medicare Part B payment policy, also known as MPPR, continues to undermine patient access to rehabilitation services and threaten the financial

57th McMillan Lecture: Movement Is the Core of Who We Are

Mar 10, 2026/Article

Christopher Powers, PT, PhD, FAPTA, delivers the 57th Mary McMillan Lecture at APTA CSM in Anaheim, California. In delivering the 57th Mary McMillan Lecture at APTA CSM in Anaheim, California, Christopher Powers, PT, PhD, FAPTA, encouraged the profession to realize its identity as movement experts. "It

American Physical Therapy Association's Commitment To Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion

Sep 20, 2019/Policies & Bylaws

House position: APTA supports efforts to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion to better serve the association, the profession, and society.

Consumer Protection Through Licensure of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants

Oct 1, 2025/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Consumer Protection Through Licensure of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants.

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