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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

APTA’s National Volunteer Month Toolkit Helps Members Highlight Their Volunteer Impact

Apr 3, 2026/Article

This National Volunteer Month, APTA is shining a spotlight on the integral role volunteers play in shaping our association and the profession of physical therapy. APTA is fueled by thousands of volunteers — guiding policy, mentoring rising leaders, and driving innovation in clinical practice.

Modified Hoehn and Yahr Staging Scale (H&Y)

Sep 11, 2023/Test & Measure

Used to stage Parkinson disease by level of severity related to impairments, especially postural instability, and activity limitations.

Segmental mobility and pain provocation

Aug 30, 2017/Test & Measure

Measures the posterior-to-anterior mobility of the spinal segment with/without pain provocation.

Risk Assessment Prediction Tool (RAPT)

May 23, 2017/Test & Measure

Risk Assessment Prediction Tool (RAPT)

A Brief but Meaningful Encounter

May 1, 2021/Column

A hospital PT finds meaning in a visit with a patient with COVID-19.

Moving Toward Quality Payment

Nov 1, 2018/Feature

CMS has proposed changes to the 2019 physician fee schedule that would require eligible PTs to participate in Medicare's Quality Payment Program next year. To prepare, PTs must understand what's behind these efforts, what they need to do, and what may lie ahead.

2022 Lynda D. Woodruff Lecture: Addressing the Profession's DEI 'Disability'

Sep 1, 2022/Feature

Lecturer Lisa VanHoose, PT, PhD, MPH, FAPTA, provided a sobering view of the profession's 'DEI fatigue' — and a possible path to overcome it.

Mary McMillan Visionary Leader Lecture Award

Awards

This award acknowledges and honors one physical therapist who has made inspirational, significant, and impactful contributions to the profession. This is APTA's most distinguished award.

Blurred Lines: Insurers, Hospitals, and Health Care Practices

Jul 1, 2016/Feature

The distinction between insurers and hospital systems is fading. What does this mean for physical therapists?