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CMS Offers Alternative Dispute Resolution for Some Providers With Unresolved Medicare A or B Appeals

May 15, 2018/News

Providers with Medicare Part A or B appeals that have been waiting for a decision are being offered a new option.

APTA Members Continue to Serve on Key AMA Coding Committee

Aug 4, 2025/News

Physical therapists continue to be at the table for important discussions around the development of CPT codes: APTA members Kathleen Picard, PT, DPT, and Stephanie L. Woelfel, PT, DPT, board-certified wound management clinical specialist, are serving as advisor and alternate advisor with the American

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.

Tips to Help You Ace Your Clinicals

Sep 8, 2019/Perspective

Clinical rotations allow students to practice the skills and experience new practice settings.

Trump Budget Cuts to Medicaid, Research, Food Programs Cause Concern, But Will They Survive?

May 23, 2017/News

With plans that include significant cuts to Medicaid, health research, and anti-poverty programs, the 2018 federal budget proposal from the Trump administration is being met with concern by APTA and most other health care and consumer organizations. However, like nearly every other budget submitted by

New Details Emerge on Delivery of Remote Services by Outpatient Department PTs and PTAs in Medicare

May 22, 2020/News

More details emerged about CMS guidance on a way for hospital outpatient department PTs and PTAs to provide remote care delivery to Medicare beneficiaries.

Get 'Caught Doing Good,' and APTA May Donate $500 to Your Charity of Choice

Sep 28, 2018/News

Making plans for the Global PT Day of Service coming up on October 13? Snap a picture of what you're up to, and your charity of choice could wind up with a $500 donation from APTA.

Final 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: What You Need to Know, Part 3

Nov 8, 2022/Article

In our final installment: MIPS, quality measures, MIPS Value Pathways, and more.

Cognitive Screenings Inconsistent In Post-Acute Therapy Care

Mar 6, 2023/Review

Study compares patients discharged to skilled nursing, inpatient rehabilitation, and home health facilities.

Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ)

Jun 30, 2022/Test & Measure

This summary describes a 21-item self-assessment survey to assess the extent to which heart failure (HF) affects the patient’s activities of daily living and quality of life. The higher the score, the more severe the limitations.