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Down-to-the-Wire Advocacy: Payment Cuts, PTA Differential, and Other Issues in the Last Weeks of the 2021 Congressional Session

Nov 23, 2021/Podcast

As Congress attends to business in the last days before recess for the year, there are several important issues on the table, including a bill to address the fee schedule cuts, and legislation aimed at the PTA differential.

Study: Patients in Cardiac Rehab Are Older, Less Healthy, and Have More Diverse Needs Than Patients 20 Years Ago

May 14, 2019/Review

The use of cardiac rehabilitation has grown over time, but with that growth comes changes to patient demographics that present new challenges.

Health Care Technology Today

Mar 1, 2017/Feature

Find out about wireless brain-spinal interfaces, “soft robot” applications in rehabilitation, virtual reality systems for intermanual transfer, diagnosing concussions using hearing, stem cells to repair meniscal tears, and more.

2023 APTA House of Delegates Packet Posted

May 10, 2023/News

The House will consider 26 motions during upcoming virtual and in-person meetings.

Mid-Atlantic, Pacific States and Territories Will be First to See New Medicare Cards

Jan 30, 2018/News

New Medicare cards are coming beginning this April, and, along with them, new beneficiary identifiers that don't rely on social security numbers (SSNs).

Advance Payment, Expedited Payment, and Loans? Commercial Insurers Reportedly Offering Relief

Apr 13, 2020/News

Reporting on insurers including UnitedHealth, state Blue Cross, Blue Shield, and others points to new programs designed to respond to the financial pressures clinicians are facing during the pandemic.

UHC Says Treatment Time Can Be Used in Lieu of Start and Stop Time

Nov 29, 2023/News

The latest clarification from the mega-insurer comes after it released a set of burdensome policy expansions earlier this year.

Get to Know APTA Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology & Wound Management: An Interview With Academy President Stephanie Woelfel

Jul 1, 2025/Podcast

University of Southern California Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, interviews Stephanie Woelfel, PT, DPT, president of APTA Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology & Wound Management. Learn more about these two clinical specialties that both reward curiosity and problem-solving.

Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) for Total Knee Replacement

Jan 22, 2013/Test & Measure

Measures pain, stiffness and physical fitness.

Audit-C Questionnaire

May 30, 2017/Test & Measure

Identifies people who are hazardous drinkers or who have active alcohol use disorders, including alcohol abuse or dependence.