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TRICARE Guidelines for Payment

Apr 1, 2020/Article

TRICARE covers physical therapy when furnished by a PT, or PTA performing under the supervision of a TRICARE-authorized PT.

Physical Therapy School During a Pandemic: Three Tips for Greater Resilience

Apr 23, 2021/Perspective

It’s easy to let our minds harbor doubt and uncertainty, But we can be stronger than any doubt.

Study: Seeing a PT First for LBP Lowers Overall Costs, Reduces Chances of Later Opioid Prescription

May 24, 2018/Review

A new study finds additional benefits to receiving physical therapy for LBP as a first-line approach.

Employer Noncompete Restrictions Eliminated in New Rule

Apr 26, 2024/Review

In a sweeping decision already facing legal challenges, the FTC prohibits most noncompete clauses "whether written or communicated orally."

APTA Insights: Proposed Rule Comments

Aug 1, 2022/Column

How to Draft Effective Regulatory Comments to Support Physical Therapy

The Potential for Delivering Skilled Maintenance under Non Federal Payer Policies

Jun 19, 2019/Article

Some commercial payers have adopted language and or revised policies to remove the improvement standard or to cover skilled maintenance therapy.

Awards for APTA

See recent awards won by the American Physical Therapy Association.

CMS Hopes to Reboot 'Pre-Claim Demonstration' Proposal for HHAs in 5 States

Jun 1, 2018/News

CMS plans to revive a home health agency (HHA) "pre-claim demonstration" project it shelved in 2017 in the face of criticism.

Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors (CHIEF) – Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

Feb 2, 2014/Test & Measure

Measures degree to which elements of the physical, social, and political environments act as barriers or facilitators to full participation for people with disabilities.

NIH Exoskeleton Shows Promise in Treating Crouch Gait in Children With CP

Aug 30, 2017/News

Researchers from NIH believe they've come up with an exoskeleton with the right combination of features to treat crouch gait in children with CP —the device improves knee extension but does so in a way that allows wearers to use their own muscles.