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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

APTA: Academy of Hand and Upper Extremity Physical Therapy and Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy: Lateral Elbow Pain and Muscle Function Impairments

Dec 1, 2022/CPG

Lateral Elbow Pain and Muscle Function Impairments: Clinical Practice Guidelines Linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health from the Academy of Hand and Upper Extremity Physical Therapy and the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy

PTA Differential, Fee Schedule, and Telehealth – Advocacy and Regulatory Update

Jun 9, 2021/Podcast

APTA's monthly advocacy and regulatory update covers multiple topics from the perspective of what's happened, what's hot right now, and what to keep an eye on in the future. In this episode: lawmakers focus on the PTA differential, a big telehealth win, a bill to relieve administrative burden in Medicare

APTA Hand and Upper Extremity

Jan 1, 2020/Article

The academy serves to mentor, educate, promote research, and respond to the ever-changing needs and interests of its membership.

Documentation: Initial Examination and Evaluation

Jun 28, 2024/Article

Documentation elements for the initial examination and evaluation include the following: examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, and outcomes.

APTA Leadership Congress Debuts With Collaboration and Foresight

Nov 1, 2022/Feature

Leadership thrives on communication and collaboration. That's the core concept behind the association's new APTA Leadership Congress event.

When Professional and Personal Life Intersect

May 1, 2022/Column

On occasion, the lines blur and we may step outside of our professional scope with potential consequences.

APTA Advocacy Visit Report

APTA advocates can report their meetings and interactions with members of Congress and their staff using the form below. Meeting feedback and information is critical for the APTA Government Affairs team to further connect and follow up with legislators and their staff in their work on Capitol Hill. Questions?

APTA, Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation Report Explores Relationship of 'Baseline' Patient Factors and Patient-Report...

Jul 19, 2019/News

What constitutes a "typical" amount of improvement given comorbidities and other individual patient factors?

Achieving Cultural Competence

Jan 15, 2020/Open Access

Achieving cultural competence is a process, not an end point. Individuals and organizations should have an ongoing plan for improvement.