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CMS Guidance Allows PTs, PTAs in Private Practice to Provide Services Via Telehealth

Apr 30, 2020/News

The change now includes PTs among the health care providers permitted to bill for real-time face-to-face services using telehealth.

In Wake of Nassar Conviction, PT Points to Need for Patient Education on Legitimate Pelvic Physical Therapy

Jan 31, 2018/News

In an article written for the HuffPost, APTA member Lora "Lori" Mize and certified clinical specialist in women's health physical therapy, raised concern that the Nassar case also may create a ripple effect that could discourage individuals from seeking legitimate and responsibly delivered pelvic physical

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.

CMS Officially Recognizes Compacts

May 8, 2020/News

Now available: a CMS resource verifying the agency’s recognition of interstate license compacts.

BuzzFeed Features Physical Therapy 'Success Stories'

Feb 5, 2018/News

Recently, BuzzFeed published "9 Physical Therapy Success Stories That'll Make You Choke Up A Bit," a collection of first-person accounts from patients who faced a range of issues including spine facture, labrum tears, recovery from a coma, and interstitial cystitis.

A Permanent Fix to the Therapy Cap: Improved Access for Medicare Patients Comes With Pending APTA-Opposed Cut to PTA Payment

Feb 9, 2018/News

As part of a sprawling bipartisan budget deal passed today, Congress enacted a permanent solution to the problematic hard cap on outpatient physical therapy services under Medicare Part B, ending a 20-year cycle of patient uncertainty and wasteful short-term fixes.

Home Health Faces Challenges in Wake of Budget Deal

Feb 14, 2018/News

A major advocacy issue for the physical therapy profession was resolved with the elimination of the hard cap on therapy services under Medicare, but other provisions in the massive budget bill that ended the hard cap have created different challenges in the home health arena.

The Crisis Continues: Opioids in the News, March 2018

Mar 28, 2018/News

President Trump signed a 2018 budget bill that includes more than $3 billion for opioid efforts. But that's just 1 recent development related to the nation's opioid crisis. Here's a brief roundup of other recent opioid-related news reports and stories.

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.

CMS Issues Coding, Other Details on Supervised Exercise Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease

Feb 13, 2018/News

CMS has released details on how it will process claims made as a result of its decision to cover supervised exercise therapy (SET) in the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD).