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The APTA GOALS Model: How APTA Is Advancing Alternative Payment Models

Sep 22, 2026/Podcast

Listening Time — 27:06 Podcast Platforms Icons As healthcare increasingly moves toward alternative payment models, or APMs, physical therapists need to be able to measure the impact, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness of their care. In this episode, Alice Bell, PT, DPT, APTA health policy and payment

APTA Capitol Hill Day 2026

Apr 19, 2026/Event

Walk the Halls of Congress. Advocate for Payment Reform. Join 250 physical therapists in Washington, D.C., April 19-21 for three days of direct advocacy. Meet face-to-face with members of Congress and their staff to advance payment policies that strengthen your practice. Registration and housing deadline:

CMS Requests Accelerated Medicaid Provider Revalidations: What PTs Need to Know

Apr 27, 2026/Article

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has asked all state Medicaid agencies to conduct a "swift revalidation" of certain Medicaid providers identified as high‑risk for fraud, waste, and abuse, while also directing states to develop a broader provider revalidation strategy within 30 days. Although

APTA President’s Note | Innovation in Action

Sep 1, 2025/Article

In this month’s column, APTA President Kyle Covington, PT, DPT, PhD, explores how innovation drives progress — and PTs and PTAs are leading the way.

Rural Health Care Presents Needs and Opportunities

Jun 1, 2018/Column

Initiatives are ongoing to improve access to physical therapist services.

APTA-Backed Bill Supports Medicare Patients in Need of Orthoses, Prostheses

Apr 23, 2024/News

The bipartisan measure would eliminate burdensome requirements, protect patients, and improve device replacement policies.

APTA Practice Advisory: Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy

Feb 25, 2026/Resource

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy, or ESWT, is a noninvasive treatment that utilizes sound waves to reduce pain and promote tissue healing, although its exact therapeutic mechanism remains unclear.

Value-Based Care and Payment Models

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation have developed many novel care and payment models to improve upon the fee for service model. The aim is to improve patient care, lower costs and promote patient-centered practices. Instead of focusing

Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Elders

Jan 16, 2013/Clinical Summary

PTs help people manage their fall risk.

Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement Measure (STREAM)

Jul 5, 2017/Test & Measure

Provides therapists with a quantitative measurement of motor functioning and basic mobility deficits among patients who had a stroke through the performance of 30 voluntary motor task.