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Sep 5, 2025/News
Congress is beginning to formally investigate ongoing issues with the TRICARE system that have affected health care providers and military families who rely on the program for coverage and care.
Dec 31, 2025/Article
Lucinda Ann "Cindy" Pfalzer passed away on Dec. 6, 2025, at the age of 67. An APTA member for 35 years, Pfalzer demonstrated a lifelong passion for advocating on behalf of clinicians while advancing research and clinical innovation in physical therapy.
Sep 24, 2025/Article
APTA has nominated APTA member Christopher G. Bise, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, for appointment to a newly established advisory committee. The committee will advise the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to improve the
Jul 31, 2019/News
Gregory Hicks, PT, PhD, FAPTA, has been appointed by the APTA Board of Directors (Board) to complete the leadership term of Sheila K. Nicholson, PT, DPT, MBA, MA, following her death in June this year. Hicks, who has been an APTA member for 17 years, is chair of the Department of Physical Therapy at
Nov 17, 2025/News
On Nov. 12, the longest shutdown in U.S. history ended after both the Senate and House of Representatives passed a temporary spending bill that the president immediately signed into law. The legislation funds military construction, veterans' affairs, the Department of Agriculture, and the legislative
Apr 13, 2021/Review
CMS says the PDPM is 5% more costly than the previous payment system, and warns SNFs to not let finances "override" clinical judgment.
Nov 22, 2019/News
The physical therapy profession can breathe a little easier after convincing the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to back off from some of its more troubling proposals around work done by physical therapist assistants (PTAs) in the final 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS).
Jul 14, 2023/News
Cuts continue, but APTA's advocacy helped spark positive movement related to PTA supervision, code values, and more.
Jun 1, 2016/Column
I earned the title the hard way, but now I'm sharing everything I learned.
Aug 18, 2019/Perspective
Here's how to limit potential infections for you and your patients.