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The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in the Media, June 2018

Jun 13, 2018/News

"The Good Stuff," is an occasional series that highlights recent 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.

Mary McMillan Scholarship Award

Awards

This award acknowledges and honors outstanding physical therapist and physical therapist assistant students who are nearing the completion of their respective programs of study.

APTA Top Advocacy Priorities Established for 2025-26

Feb 4, 2025/News

Our public policy priorities are aimed at increasing payment, decreasing administrative burden, and improving the value of patient care.

Taking a Stand

Oct 1, 2017/Column

The power of stubbornness, physical therapy, and prosthetics.

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.

Takeaways From the Proposed 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Part 2

Aug 15, 2025/Article

Fact Sheet: Quality Payment Program Proposals The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released the proposed 2026 Medicare Part B Physician Fee Schedule. In Part 1 of our recap, we covered the conversion factor increase, devaluation of PT codes, and the agency’s interest in prevention and

Veterans Affairs and TRICARE

VA and TRICARE are major health systems in which PTs and PTAs play a major role. APTA can help you understand how they work.

PTJ Author Interview With Amit Kumar: Value-Based Programs and Initiating Home Health Care After Joint Replacement

Nov 28, 2023/Podcast

Can a shift in payment models impact the quality of care?

Visual Analog Scale – Fatigue (VAS-F) for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Jan 25, 2015/Test & Measure

Visual Analog Scale – Fatigue (VAS-F) for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Large-Scale Study Finds Connection Between Early Physical Therapy and Lower Opioid Use

Dec 14, 2018/Review

For patients experiencing back, knee, neck, or shoulder pain, a visit to a PT early on can reduce the chances that they'll take any opioids for the condition.