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Dec 6, 2021/Open Access
If you want to catch up with Bette Horstman, PT, MEd, you're going to have to work around her bowling league schedules (she's in two different leagues, so it can get complicated) and possibly a hair appointment, not to mention her volunteer hours with a local VA hospital, her pro bono work in her hometown,
The former Medicare therapy caps are now annual thresholds that PTs are permitted to exceed for medically necessary services.
Aug 8, 2017/Clinical Summary
PTs and PTAs are frequently involved in the care of patients at risk for, or with, coronary artery disease.
Dec 2, 2019/Perspective
We had a life that we were settled into, struggles and all. Now, I wanted to change things.
Oct 1, 2021/News
While symptoms differ, both conditions share an ebb-and-flow disability pattern that deserves attention, say authors of a commentary.
Oct 14, 2025/Article
Effective Oct. 1, Cigna Healthcare implemented a new site-of-care review process for outpatient hospital physical therapy and occupational therapy services.
Nov 22, 2021/News
Bipartisan legislation is now in the U.S. House. Use APTA's Action Centers to tell Congress to act.
Apr 13, 2020/Review
PDPM continues, as does CMS monitoring of implementation, but the agency isn't ready to share data.
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:
Aug 2, 2019/News
The CMS IRF final rule established a 2.5% payment increase in the 2020 fiscal year,