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APTA Advocacy Impact: Novitas Updates FAQ With Plan of Care Signature Exception

Jul 1, 2025/News

APTA and AOTA are working to ensure the new plan of care exception is accurately reflected in Medicare guidance and educational resources.

PTA Win: TRICARE Manual Reflects Change From Direct Supervision to General

Oct 29, 2025/News

On Sept. 18, Humana Military announced a change in TRICARE policy regarding the supervision requirements for physical therapist assistants in private practice. The change, which came into effect Jan. 1, indicates that general supervision is now acceptable for PTAs supervised by physical therapists instead

Are Non-Invasive Interventions Effective for the Management of Headaches Associated With Neck Pain? An Update of the Bone and Joint Decade Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders

Jul 1, 2016/CPG

Recommendations on why management of headaches associated with neck pain should include exercise, relaxation training, stress coping therapy or multimodal care.

Essential Health Benefits Advocacy

Rehabilitative and habilitative services are among the essential health benefits that need to be maintained — and even expanded.

Shutdown FAQs: What Is the Impact on Federal Payors, Health Care Practices, and Telehealth?

Sep 25, 2025/News

Note: This article has been updated to reflect APTA’s latest analysis of the federal government’s official shutdown and subsequent related guidance as of Oct. 24. For more information on recent CMS claims hold updates, please see section 2 of this article. APTA members should be mindful of how a lapse

Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative

CMS developed the NCCI to promote national correct coding methodologies and to control improper coding that leads to inappropriate payment in Part B claims.

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

Jun 1, 2017/Article

APTA is committed to preserving the provisions of Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act to ensure that students with disabilities have access to physical therapy services necessary to take full advantage of a free and public education.

Position Paper: The Promoting Integrity In Medicare Act

Mar 1, 2020/Position Paper

H.R. 2143 removes the health care services most susceptible to overutilization and and misaligned incentives from this exception.

Payment and Regulatory Update: December 1, 2021

Dec 1, 2021/Members Only

Topics discussed: Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Vaccine Mandates, Commercial Payer Updates

Community Balance and Mobility Scale

Aug 28, 2013/Test & Measure

Target population: People with traumatic brain injury (TBI).