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APTA Works With Congress to Address TRICARE Payment Issues

Jun 9, 2025/Article

APTA is actively working with congressional leaders to address reports of remaining TRICARE payment and operational issues impacting physical therapy providers. These issues, which emerged at the start of 2025 when TriWest Healthcare Alliance took over as the Managed Care Support Contractor under the

APTA's DEI Toolkit: 5 Takeaways on the Learning Journey

Apr 5, 2023/Perspective

APTA's DEI Toolkit can help you learn, develop, and engage around critical concepts.

CMS Releases Final 2026 Medicare Advantage Rule

Apr 30, 2025/News

The rule offers limited insight into the new administration's plans for MA policy.

Upper Extremity Functional Scale (UEFS)

Aug 22, 2017/Test & Measure

This is an eight-item scale that examines a person’s level of function when performing activities that are related to Upper Extremity Disorders.

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Functional Composite (MSFC)

Jan 5, 2024/Test & Measure

Measures limitations and unidimensionality of prior existing functional status outcomes such as the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS).

Putting Science Into Practice - And Vice-Versa

Jun 1, 2016/Feature

Clinician-scientists bridge a key gap between research and clinical practice, these PTs say. But there simply aren't enough of them.

Takeaways From the Proposed 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Part 1

Jul 25, 2025/News

After five years of cuts, CMS proposes an increase in the conversion factor but devalues physical therapy codes.

Study: Sitting Time Ups Mortality Risk Among Cancer Survivors With Low or No PA

Feb 7, 2022/Review

Sitting times of six or more hours per day increased mortality risk among the inactive — but not for survivors who met PA guidelines.

RF-PTCAS for Programs

RF-PTCAS, the Residency and Fellowship Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service provided by APTA provides a simplified application process for physical therapist seeking a residency or fellowship program. RF-PTCAS launched in 2013 and since then, RF-PTCAS has grown to include over 85% of residency

Study: Exercise Therapy Important to Treating Patellofemoral Pain

Sep 20, 2022/Review

A new systematic review and meta-analysis reinforces the importance of movement in treating knee pain.