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Jun 3, 2020/Author
Kara Gainer was director of regulatory affairs at APTA from 2017-2021. She has extensive knowledge and experience working on policies related to Medicare, Medicaid, health care reform, and provider billing and reimbursement. Before joining the association in 2017, she was a health care consultant with
Feb 1, 2016/Feature
There's growing evidence that adding a "p" to rehabilitation improves patient outcomes pre- and postsurgery and following cancer treatments-and saves money, too.
APTA's Residency and Fellowship Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service (RF-PTCAS) offers a centralized and simplified process for physical therapists applying for residency and clinical fellowships.
Jun 1, 2018/Column
Initiatives are ongoing to improve access to physical therapist services.
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.
Sep 20, 2019/News
Pain is complicated, and effectively addressing it requires open communication and a true partnership between providers and patients. Sarah Wenger, PT, DPT, believes that physical therapy can support just that type of relationship, and she took that message to TV and radio stations across the United
Sep 20, 2019/Article
Here are some APTA-recommended resources that can help you gain a deeper understanding of the impact of falls on our health system, and what can be done to reduce falls risk.
May 16, 2018/News
"The Good Stuff," is an occasional series that highlights recent media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members, with an emphasis on good news and stories of how individual PTs and PTAs are transforming health care and society every day.
Jul 5, 2022/News
In an advocacy win, APTA-supported recommendations aimed at increasing veterans' access to PTs and PTAs are now part of a spending bill.