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APTA Comments on SNFs, IRFs, and Inpatient Payment – And on Medicare as a Whole

Jul 5, 2017/News

Tis the time of year when CMS accepts public comment on next year's batch of proposed rules. This time around, CMS is also asking commenters also weigh in on how the entire system could be more transparent, flexible, simple, and innovative. APTA obliged.

Coalitions Bring Rehab Message, Powerful Stories to Capitol Hill

Jun 29, 2017/News

Days after the Senate introduced a bill that threatens to weaken required essential health benefits, a trio of coalitions sponsored a briefing on Capitol Hill to highlight the value of rehabilitation and habilitation services,

Oncology Section Introduces New Guideline on Diagnosis of Upper Quadrant Lymphedema in Patients With Cancer

Jun 29, 2017/News

Few CPGs exist to help clinicians diagnose upper quadrant lymphedema secondary to cancer. The APTA Oncology Section set out to change that with the publication of a new guideline in PTJ.

APTA Launches New Nutrition Webpage

Jun 9, 2017/News

There's now an APTA webpage that helps PTs navigate the issues in helping patients understand how nutrition affects function.

CMS Will Cover Supervised Exercise Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease

May 31, 2017/News

CMS announced that it will extend Medicare coverage for supervised exercise therapy to treat peripheral artery disease.

Sports and Recreation-Related Injuries Top 8.6 Million Annually

Jan 4, 2017/News

A growing number of Americans may be engaging in physical activity, but that also means a growing number of Americans are getting injured while doing so.

Keep Moving — And Giving Back: Get Ready for National Physical Therapy Month

Aug 30, 2021/Roundup

October is coming up sooner than you think. Now's the time to plan for how you'll celebrate the profession — and your role in it.

The Rehabilitation Ceiling: When Is Skilled Therapy "Done"?

Sep 2, 2021/Perspective

When is it time to discontinue skilled therapy? Maybe you think you know the answer to that question, but with these two case studies, I hope to spark debate and stimulate discussion. The examples focus on neurologic rehabilitation, where my clinical experience is most extensive. However, this discussion

Your Patients Need To See This — And Act

Aug 31, 2021/News

The PTA differential and proposed cuts to payment under Medicare put patients at risk. APTA makes it easy for them to speak up.

APTA Centennial Scholars: 'This Really Bodes Well for the Future'

Sep 8, 2021/Roundup

Looking back over APTA's first 100 years, it quickly becomes apparent that PTs and PTAs aren't the types to just sit back and let the future happen: They'd prefer to actively invest in it — and then build it. That's what APTA's Centennial Scholars Program is all about.