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Spending on Health Care Projected to Increase 5.5% Annually Through 2026

Feb 20, 2018/News

Health care spending is projected to rise by 5.3% in 2018 and continue at about that growth rate through 2026, according to estimates from CMS.

The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in the Media, April 2020

Apr 15, 2020/News

APTA members are transforming society every day — and the media is paying attention. In this installment, we focus on coronavirus-related media coverage of members discussing everything from telehealth to home-based prehabilitation during a pandemic.

New Data on Musculoskeletal Disease Highlight its Position as Major Contributor to Health Care Costs

Jan 23, 2018/News

Musculoskeletal diseases aren't just widespread— they've also become a significant factor in the economy, with associated costs estimated at an amount equal to 5.76% of the US gross domestic product. That's just 1 of the insights offered in the latest edition of a detailed report.

Ethics in Practice: How Informed Is Your Patient's Consent?

Nov 1, 2022/Column

Legal signed consent is not the same as ethical informed consent.

Empowering Patients With Lymphedema

Apr 1, 2023/Feature

How PTs and PTAs can help prevent and treat the condition.

Just Role With It?

Aug 1, 2020/Column

Accepting reassignment during a pandemic may make economic sense, but there’s much more to consider.

Win: Senate Votes To Continue Suspension of Medicare Sequester Cut through 2021

Mar 26, 2021/News

The compromise bill is likely to make it into law, but a lag in enactment could cause some logistical challenges.

Facing COVID-19 as a Student Physical Therapist

Jun 22, 2020/Perspective

I realized that the anxieties I had are probably shared among all health care professionals, but this is just a part of life as a health care worker.

"Unconscionable": AMA, APTA, Others Warn HHS About Proposed Medicare Payment Cut

Jul 15, 2020/News

The latest sign-on letter points to the ways care would suffer in an environment already challenged by a pandemic.

Orthopedic Surgeons Promote Conservative Approaches to Pain Treatment in New Opioid Awareness Campaign

May 2, 2017/News

The AAOS print campaign uses the message "Painkillers are easy to get into, hard to escape."