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Oct 1, 2025/Policies & Bylaws
House policy: Clinical specialization in physical therapy is a voluntary and unrestricted process.
Dec 20, 2022/News
The omnibus package provides insufficient relief, but it does include several wins for the profession in other areas.
Medicaid covers health services for millions of America’s most vulnerable patient populations, including those who depend on physical therapy.
Dec 1, 2017/News
Patients with OA may be underusing nonsurgical therapies such as physical therapy, say authors of a recent study published in Arthritis Care & Research. The use of physical therapy, a guideline-recommended first-line treatment, is “a key area for improvement,” researchers write.
Maximize your PT potential by achieving ABPTS board certification in any of ten clinical specialty areas.
Sep 7, 2022/News
Policy research cosponsored by APTA reveals potential savings through eased PTA and OTA supervision requirements.
Jun 24, 2019/News
UnitedHealthcare launched a pilot program to waive the cost of copays and deductibles for three sessions for patients with LBP.
May 1, 2018/Magazine
Online Comments
Dec 22, 2017/News
Congress has recessed without addressing the Medicare therapy cap in any meaningful way. The inaction is particularly disappointing for APTA and other stakeholders given that a bipartisan agreement had been reached to permanently end the hard cap.
May 19, 2021/News
In a letter to HHS, 5 House members say a Medicare 15% payment differential for outpatient PTA and OTA services will harm rural areas.