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July Advocacy Roundup: How Nearly a Decade of Advocacy Helped APTA Lead the Way on Aetna’s Direct Access Policy Change

Jul 22, 2025/Podcast

In this episode, Alice Bell, PT, DPT, senior specialist, health policy and payment, is joined by Wanda Evans, PT, DPT, MHS, senior specialist, health policy and payment, to discuss how APTA advocacy led to Aetna’s decision to provide unrestricted direct access to physical therapist services.

From PTJ: Attention to Exercise Attitudes May Help Cancer Survivors With CRF

Mar 31, 2023/Review

Authors believe that accounting for patient self-efficacy could make a difference in exercise among patients with cancer-related fatigue.

UHC, Optum Tighten Prior Auth Rules for Follow-Up PT Visits Under Many MA Plans

Aug 19, 2024/Article

Outpatient services for many Medicare Advantage patients are impacted, but UHC's Gold Card program could provide some relief.

UHC to Lift Prior Authorization Requirements for a Range of Codes

Aug 18, 2023/News

The changes, which affect outpatient physical therapy, DME, and home care, are part of a UHC effort to reduce administrative burden.

EQ-5D©™ (Health-Related Quality of Life Measure)

Dec 30, 2022/Test & Measure

The EuroQol 5 Dimension 5 Level (EQ-5D-5L) is a self-report survey that measures quality of life across 5 domains: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. Each dimension is scored on a 5-level severity ranking that ranges from "no problems" through "extreme

Cervical Active Range of Motion (CROM), Cellphone Applications (Apps) Use in Measuring Cervical Range of Motion

Nov 30, 2017/Test & Measure

Measures active range of motion (ROM) in the cervical spine and/or neck.

It's Fee Schedule Comment Time. Here's Why Your Story Matters to CMS

Aug 21, 2023/Perspective

Federal agencies have changed how they think about the comments they receive. It's in the profession’s best interest to respond to those changes.

It's Time to Prioritize

Sep 1, 2018/Column

The minutes are there if you look in the right places.

Knee Osteoarthritis

Nov 13, 2024/Clinical Summary

OA may be accompanied by pain, immobility, muscle weakness, and a decrease in function and activities of daily living.