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APTA Advocacy Network

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Observations With Implications

Jul 1, 2015/Column

PTs have a role to play in battling a disturbing trend.

Targeting an Enhanced Year

Mar 1, 2015/Column

Helping clients hit their personal bulls eye.

Moving Toward Quality Payment

Nov 1, 2018/Feature

CMS has proposed changes to the 2019 physician fee schedule that would require eligible PTs to participate in Medicare's Quality Payment Program next year. To prepare, PTs must understand what's behind these efforts, what they need to do, and what may lie ahead.

Community Health Promotion: Reaching Beyond The Clinic

May 1, 2018/Feature

There's a growing role for PTs and PTAs in addressing preventable illness.

The Value of Patients Sharing Experiences

Apr 1, 2017/Feature

Last month, PT in Motion looked at the value of physical therapists sharing experiences among themselves.1 This month, we examine the roles PTs can play in creating and enhancing patient support groups.

Noncompete Ban: What About Nonprofit Hospitals?

May 28, 2024/News

Nonprofits are outside of FTC's jurisdiction — but not if the commission says the organization is behaving like a for-profit business.

CMS Updates Guidance to Reflect Current Plan of Care Signature Exception

Dec 3, 2025/Article

A recent U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ MLN Matters update provided guidance on a range of topics, including the plan of care signature exception from the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule that went into effect Jan. 1. The update follows months of coordinated advocacy efforts by APTA

Humana Joins Aetna and Cigna in Lifting Edits on Code Pairs

Feb 17, 2021/News

The payment win comes after APTA advocacy efforts with commercial insurers.

Supervision of Students Under Medicare Part B

May 22, 2019/Article

Get clarification on the circumstances under which students may participate in the provision of outpatient therapy services to Medicare patients.