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CMS MAC Claims Review Process Will Move to More Targeted System

Aug 21, 2017/News

CMS will move away from its current practice of randomly selecting claims for audit in favor of a more targeted approach that it hopes will streamline the process and result in fewer appeals.

PT, PTA Students Use 'Flash Action' Against the Therapy Cap

Sep 20, 2017/News

In the middle of packed semesters, students from dozens of schools across the country participated in a nationwide effort to press for repeal of the therapy cap. In four days, more than 10,000 emails, letters, faxes, and phone calls went out to members of Congress

APTA Recognized as HHS National Youth Sports Strategy Champion

May 19, 2023/News

The association joins national and local organizations as an advocate for youth access to sports, regardless of ability.

CMS on Sequestration Moratorium Adjustments: We Got This

Apr 20, 2021/News

The agency says providers don't need to do anything to receive the right payment for services delivered on or after April 1.

Treating Patients With Autoimmune Conditions

Nov 1, 2019/Feature

In 1991, Kimberly Steinbarger, PT, MHS, had a minor injury that did not heal as expected. She had jammed her finger in a door and, 2 weeks later, found it odd that the swelling had not subsided. Making matters more alarming, one morning she noticed that the same finger on her other hand had swelled up.

Updated MedPAC 'Payment Basics' Series Provides Medicare Payment System Overview

Oct 15, 2018/News

Now available for free download: MedPAC's latest version of "Payment Basics," a series of informational sheets that describe the need-to-know elements of 20 different Medicare payment systems.

Making Transformation Possible: Panelists at APTA Event Explore Paths Toward Rethinking Pain Management

Feb 6, 2018/News

Panelists at a recent APTA event believe there are models and concepts out there that provide hope for a future in which multidisciplinary nondrug approaches to pain replace an opioid prescription as the norm in health care.

Becoming a Better Ally and Advocate

Jun 25, 2023/APTA Social

In the spirit of Pride month and APTA PT Proud's upcoming advocacy series on LGBTQ+ legislation, June's APTA Social will focus on LGBTQ+ allyship and advocacy.

DoD Moves to Include PTAs in TRICARE

Dec 20, 2018/News

Nearly a year after being signed into law, a proposed rule to include PTAs as authorized providers under TRICARE has been issued by the US Department of Defense.

APTA Student-Led 'Flash Action' on Federal Loan Repayment Program Sets Record

Sep 24, 2019/News

Capitol Hill now has 14,000 additional reasons to increase access to physical therapists (PTs) in rural and underserved areas—and to provide student debt relief to some PTs along the way—as the result of one of the most successful APTA "flash action" events to date. And the profession's students can