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Jan 25, 2021/Article
APTA successfully advocated for CMS to lift misguided coding edits, and we're working to bring commercial payers around.
May 11, 2021/News
The community service initiative had to pivot from a single APTA CSM-based event to multiple locally based projects — and it worked.
Jul 22, 2025/News
Following discussions with major health insurers on their commitments, including a pledge to reduce the number of services requiring prior authorization, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced its Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction, or WISeR, model. This model aims to selectively
Awards
This award acknowledges an individual who has made significant contributions to physical therapy clinical education through excellence in clinical teaching, has served as a role model in clinical teaching, and has demonstrated expertise in at least one area of practice to which the clinical teaching
May 1, 2020/Test & Measure
Oct 1, 2020/Column
The power of teamwork, dramatically illustrated.
Aug 10, 2022/Test & Measure
This test measures how many days in the past week physical activity was performed at a moderate or vigorous intensity. It also measures how many minutes of physical activity is performed at this level.
Dec 9, 2025/Article
In this review: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update, etc. Effective date: Jan. 1, 2026 CMS fact sheet The Big Picture In its final 2026 payment rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services delivers a cut to home health agency reimbursement
Feb 1, 2014/Test & Measure
Single-limb hopping is part of a test battery comprised of tests for different aspects of muscle-tendon function of the gastrocnemius, soleus, and Achilles tendon complex.
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.