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Medicare Opt-Out Advocacy

APTA supports legislation that allows Medicare beneficiaries to select the health professional of their choice through private contracting.

A Pertinent Principle

Nov 1, 2018/Column

Here's why it's wise to play the percentages.

Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)

May 4, 2023/Test & Measure

Measures the subjective intensity of pain.

Levels of Patient Access to Physical Therapists Services in the U.S.

Sep 4, 2024/Resource

Review each jurisdiction’s level of direct access to physical therapist services.

7 Conversations to Have With Your Legislators While They're Back Home in August

Aug 1, 2022/Roundup

District offices, town halls, maybe a visit to your clinic? Here are some topics worth mentioning.

APTA Invited to Inform Key Congressional Caucus on Medicare Payment Reform

Jan 21, 2026/News

In response to an invitation to submit comments to the Congressional Doctors Caucus, APTA submitted extensive comments outlining the current payment challenges faced by physical therapists under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. APTA’s recommendations included: Reforming the Merit-Based Incentive

Medicaid Enrollment Requirements

May 4, 2020/Article

This resource summarizes the provisions under Cures as they relate to Medicaid enrollment requirements.

From PTJ: Urinary Incontinence Often Accompanied by Low Back Pain

May 18, 2017/Review

It isn’t just coincidence that many patients with urinary incontinence also have low back pain.

Study of Cash-Based PT Services Hints at Possibility of Increased Cost-Effectiveness

Jan 22, 2019/Review

"Our data supports the possibility of increased cost effectiveness when compared with traditional insurance-based PT services," authors write.

Building a Strong PT-PTA Relationship: What One Award-Winning Team Has to Say

Mar 21, 2019/Interview

From left to right: Jodi Maron Barth, PT; APTA President Sharon L. Dunn, PT, PhD; and Gincy Lockhart Stezar, PTA, at NEXT 2018 Jodi Maron Barth, PT, and Gincy Lockhart Stezar, PTA, co-owners of the Center for Facial Recovery in Rockville, Maryland, received the 2018 APTA Outstanding PT-PTA Team Award.