Physical Therapy in the News: October 2025
Nov 4, 2025/Article
"Physical Therapy in the News" is a monthly series that highlights recent media coverage of the profession and APTA members, with an emphasis on stories of how PTs and PTAs are transforming health care and society.
Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities Extended Through Dec. 31, 2027
Feb 4, 2026/Article
Congress voted on Tuesday, Feb. 3, to pass an appropriations package that will fund the government for the fiscal year 2026. Included in this minibus spending package, among other items, is funding for a two-year extension of Medicare telehealth flexibilities and funding for a one-year extension of the
Payer Advocacy by the Numbers: APTA Members and Staff Driving Progress
Feb 4, 2026/Article
Efforts from APTA members and staff led to 26 million-plus people having direct access to physical therapist services – and that's just one of the 21 regulatory policy changes APTA staff advocated for in 2025. In 2025, APTA members and staff successfully advocated for meaningful payment reforms with
CMS Releases New Details on the ACCESS Model, Including Payment Structure
Mar 11, 2026/Article
Note: This article was updated in April 2026 to include a link to CMS' directory of accepted ACCESS applicants. On Feb. 12, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released more details regarding its Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions, or ACCESS, model. Beginning July 5, ACCESS
New Payment Resources Help PTs Engage in and Be Paid for Value-Based Care
Apr 8, 2026/Article
Physical therapists and other therapy practitioners now have new resources to prepare them to thrive in value-based care environments. "Value-Based Care for Therapy: A Provider's Guide" and "Value-Based Care for Therapy: A Payer's Guide" prepare the physical therapy profession to shift from fee-for-service
March Madness From a PT's Point of View
Mar 31, 2026/Article
With March Madness in full swing, PTs and PTAs everywhere might be wondering: What is it really like to work with NCAA basketball athletes? For Chad Taylor, PT, DPT, ATC, certified strength and conditioning specialist, a full-time faculty member at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, the answer
Policy Progress and Patient-First Thinking: Takeaways from the 2026 Maley Panel
Mar 23, 2026/Article
APTA Board member Kelley Kubota, PT, DPT, MS, moderated the John H.P. Maley Clinical Impact Lectureship Award panel featuring William Boissonnault, PT, DPT, DHSc, FAPTA, Andrea Behrman, PT, PhD, FAPTA, and Nicole Stout, PT, DPT, FAPTA. For the 31st annual John H.P. Maley Clinical Impact Lectureship Award,