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APTA Provides an Easy Way to Share Your Comments on Proposed SNF Rule

Jun 8, 2018/News

If a rule from CMS is adopted as proposed, PTs and PTAs who work in SNFs could find those facilities facing some major changes in payment. Those changes could include a new case-mix methodology system and altered therapy reporting requirements.

The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in Local News, December 2017

Dec 13, 2017/News

"The Good Stuff," is an occasional series that highlights recent, mostly local media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members, with an emphasis on good news and stories of how individual PTs and PTAs are transforming health care and society every day.

CMS Shelves Controversial Orthotics and Prosthetics Proposal

Oct 3, 2017/News

CMS has killed a controversial proposal that would have restricted many PTs from furnishing custom orthotics and prosthetics. The proposal was opposed by APTA and a host of other provider and patient advocacy organizations.

APTA Opposes Graham-Cassidy Due to Patient Impact

Sep 22, 2017/News

The basic outline of the "Graham-Cassidy" legislation - the US Senate's latest attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - raises enough concern that APTA opposed the bill this week.

Couldn't Come to Boston? Let APTA CSM Content Come to You

Mar 6, 2024/News

Access more than 100 sessions from the conference — including some of the most popular ones — between March 15 and April 15.

CMS Issues Final Rule on SNF Minimum Staffing

Apr 24, 2024/News

Nursing homes will be required to provide at least 3.48 hours of daily nursing care per resident, per day.

2024 Lynda D. Woodruff Lecture

Jun 13, 2024/Video

Julian L. Magee, PT, DPT, ATC, delivered the fifth Lynda D. Woodruff Lecture on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Physical Therapy on June 13.

APTA Submits Member Nomination to New Committee Advising HHS Secretary

Sep 24, 2025/Article

APTA has nominated APTA member Christopher G. Bise, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, for appointment to a newly established advisory committee.  The committee will advise the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to improve the

Falls Risk Assessment Tool (FRAT)

Oct 1, 2014/Test & Measure

This is a popular, moderately predictive, reliable and brief method of screening fall risk in subacute and residential aged care.

Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q, PAR-Q+)

Aug 14, 2017/Test & Measure

The PAR-Q was developed in an effort to standardize activity screening for persons aged 15-69 years.