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Embracing Divine Dissatisfaction: The Fifth Annual Woodruff Lecture

Sep 1, 2024/Feature

Lecturer Julian Magee challenged the profession to turn discontentment into divine dissatisfaction.

Position Paper: Expanded Telehealth Access Act of 2023

Mar 22, 2024/Position Paper

This position paper outlines APTA's support of the Expanded Telehealth Access Act that would add PTs and PTAs in private practice, and facility-based outpatient therapy settings as permanent authorized providers of telehealth under the Medicare program.

Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility

Sep 23, 2024/Policies & Bylaws

House position: The Association supports the practice of cultural competence and cultural humility in all aspects of clinical practice, education, and research.

Quick Guide to Using E-Visits by PTs

Jan 1, 2021/Article

As of Jan. 1, 2021, CMS permanently allows PTs in private practice and facility-based settings to render e-visits (CPT codes 98970-98972) under Medicare.

APTA Statement on Medicare Cuts

Dec 20, 2022/Statement

The following statement was released today by American Physical Therapy Association President Roger Herr, PT, MPA.

Medicare's New Exception to the Plan of Care Certification Requirement

Dec 23, 2024/Article

Understanding and complying with the change in policy implemented Jan. 1, 2025, under the 2025 fee schedule.

Home Health Resources for Educators

Use these resources to help your students expand their understanding of home health physical therapy.

State of Direct Access to Physical Therapist Services: A Report from the American Physical Therapy Association

Jun 25, 2025/Report (Open Access)

APTA’s "State of Direct Access to Physical Therapist Services" report is a strategic resource designed to equip health care leaders with the scientific evidence they need to address opposition to direct access and drive meaningful change. 

6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Aug 12, 2013/Test & Measure

People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – stage 1 (mild), stage 2 (moderate), stage 3 (severe), stage 4 (very severe)(1)