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Proposed CMS Rule for SNFs: a 2.3% Increase and Continued Monitoring of SNF Implementation of PDPM

Apr 13, 2020/Review

PDPM continues, as does CMS monitoring of implementation, but the agency isn't ready to share data.

Coronavirus Update: March 18, 2020

Mar 18, 2020/News

APTA answers questions about e-visits and schedules an online town hall; experts offer recommendations for rehab providers; CDC offers guidance on return-to-work for health care providers, and more.

Time to Act: CMS Proposes Significant 8% Cut to Physical Therapy in 2021

Sep 16, 2019/News

[Editor’s Note: Response to CMS about the proposed PFS has been strong, and the more comments CMS receives the more likely they are to consider our recommendations. Use this prewritten template letter to add your voice by the September 27 deadline and strengthen our message even more.] In this review:

IRFs Receive 2.5% Increase From CMS in FY 2020; Additional Reporting Requirements in FY 2022

Aug 2, 2019/News

The CMS IRF final rule established a 2.5% payment increase in the 2020 fiscal year,

News From NEXT: McMillan Lecturer Outlines Keys to Excellence in the Physical Therapy Profession

Jun 17, 2019/News

Tom McPoil, PT, PhD, FAPTA, said he intentionally structured the title of the 50th McMillan Lecture—"Is Excellence in the Cards?" as a question "to raise an element of doubt or uncertainty in our quest to achieve excellence." After all, he said during his delivery of the lecture on June 13 as part of

Tune In, Drop Out

Sep 1, 2017/Column

The importance of old-school listening.

New APTA-Backed Bill Could Offset Planned Medicare Payment Cuts

Nov 22, 2021/News

Bipartisan legislation is now in the U.S. House. Use APTA's Action Centers to tell Congress to act.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources for the Physical Therapy Profession

APTA is curating critical advice from trusted sources such as the CDC and CMS in addition to developing resources to support you during the pandemic.

Justin Elliott

Jun 3, 2020/Author

Justin Elliott is vice president of government affairs at APTA, where he has led the association's legislative, public policy, and political efforts on Capitol Hill since 2015. He has held several positions at APTA since joining the association in 2002, serving as APTA's director of state government

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