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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

10-Meter Walk Test (10MWT) for Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Jan 15, 2015/Test & Measure

Target population: Children with neuromuscular disease, including cerebral palsy (CP).

Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Jan 21, 2013/Test & Measure

Measures perceived breathlessness.

Modified Medical Research Council Questionnaire (of Dyspnea Scale) for COPD

Jan 21, 2013/Test & Measure

For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PQoL) for Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Jan 21, 2013/Test & Measure

Target population: People with cerebral palsy (CP).