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The Fundamentals of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and the Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC)

Jun 1, 2022/Podcast

CPT codes play an important role in describing services and procedures performed by health care providers and ultimately in the payment for those services.

Study: Direct Access to Physical Therapy Safe, Effective, and Cheaper Than Referral-Based Care

Nov 9, 2017/Review

Patients via direct access had significantly lower medical costs—an average of $1,543 less per patient.

What You Should Know About Concierge Physical Therapy

Dec 1, 2025/Article

More physical therapists are exploring concierge care as a way to blend entrepreneurship with patient-centered practice.

Why Should Students Support PTPAC?

PTPAC is a mechanism through which the physical therapy profession channels financial and grassroots support to congressional candidates who are responsive to the profession's goals and viewpoints.

Cigna to Expand Use of Benefit Management Contractor Into New Markets

May 26, 2023/News

American Specialty Health will enter markets in all or parts of 15 additional states later this year. Could you be affected?

Proposed SNF Rule Relaxes Group Therapy Requirements, Increases Payment by 2.5%

Apr 22, 2019/News

In a proposed change strongly supported by APTA, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) could see more flexibility when it comes to the number of residents considered acceptable for "group therapy" under Medicare. The loosened definition is part of the proposed fiscal year (FY) 2020 payment rule for SNFs

Healthy Workforce Promotion

APTA supports physical therapist efforts to lead employer-based health promotion and population health initiatives that improve outcomes for individuals and communities.

Problematic From the Start

Jun 1, 2017/Column

When the PT and PTA aren't on the same team.

Is Residency Training for Me?

Aug 18, 2019/Perspective

Evidence-based practice and training in the scientific principles underlying practice applications are at the core of residency training.

Component DEI Committees Reap Benefits

Jun 1, 2022/Feature

APTA's chapters, sections, and academies are responding to the association's encouragement to create DEI committees. Here are three examples.