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Final 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: What You Need to Know, Part 1

Nov 3, 2022/Article

Payment is the focus of this installment: Cuts, therapy thresholds, updated calculations that could be good for PTs, and more.

Coronavirus Update, Sept. 22

Sep 22, 2021/Roundup

Death rate reaches 1 in 500 Americans, vaccine effectiveness for children 5-11, hospitalization risk among the vaccinated, and more.

Outpatient Therapy Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Calculator

Jan 22, 2024/Members Only

APTA's outpatient therapy fee schedule spreadsheet helps you determine your payment for services under Medicare.

Limit the Variables

Oct 1, 2019/Column

A research staple has much wider applicability.

Win (for Now, at Least): Aetna Backs Away From PTA Differential

Nov 1, 2023/News

Aetna put its decision on hold, giving APTA time to press for a permanent shift. Other news from the insurer isn't as good.

FTC Drops Legal Appeals, Abandons Noncompete Rule

Oct 8, 2025/News

In August 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas permanently barred the Federal Trade Commission's ban on employee noncompetes. The decision, applied nationally, prohibited the FTC from enforcing its April 2024 Noncompete Rule. Following the Texas decision, as well

Advanced Cancer Patients Can Benefit From Structured Exercise, Say Researchers

May 21, 2018/Review

Incorporating structured exercise into supportive care can help improve the lives of patients with advanced cancer, say researchers.

Proposed IRF Rule Keeps It Simple: 2.9% Increase, Reduced Administrative Burdens

Apr 17, 2020/Review

For FY 2021, a pared-down proposed rule for inpatient rehabilitation facilities that sticks to the basics.

Study: Concussions Aren't the Link to CTE

Jan 24, 2018/Review

New research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) concludes that it's not concussions that cause the condition, but repeated traumatic brain injuries (TBIs)—the kind experienced by more people than just those involved in contact sports.

Aetna Drops Prior Authorization in Five States

Feb 15, 2023/News

The decision offers PTs the opportunity to show how reduced administrative burden can be good for everyone (payers included).