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Jun 9, 2025/Article
APTA is actively working with congressional leaders to address reports of remaining TRICARE payment and operational issues impacting physical therapy providers. These issues, which emerged at the start of 2025 when TriWest Healthcare Alliance took over as the Managed Care Support Contractor under the
Medicare does indeed cover services to maintain or manage a beneficiary's current condition when no functional improvement is possible if the services are medically necessary and meet the skilled care requirements.
Awards
This award acknowledges and honors a physical therapist who has made a significant contribution to the profession in clinical practice.
Aug 5, 2024/News
From the inaugural Women's Leadership Summit to the Maley Lecture and engaging House deliberations, the focus was on connection, collaboration, and advancing the profession.
PT CPI provides a standardized training and assessment tool designed to educate physical therapist students, and other members of physical therapy program academia.
Mar 18, 2022/Perspective
Have you had a looking glass moment? Are you open to the truths and different possible realities that are reflected through the looking glass? A moment of pausing and reflecting can have a lasting impact.
May 26, 2026/Article
State chapters are advocating to state policymakers as Medicaid budget constraints put pressure on payment rates, patient access, and the sustainability of physical therapy practices. Coordinated advocacy and newly updated member tools are helping protect access to physical therapist services under state
Jan 17, 2013/Test & Measure
Motor scale includes both a fine motor and a gross motor subtest and can be administered separately to obtain a "motor composite."
Feb 27, 2023/Article
We're sharing real-world examples of what makes for a great comment letter. This installment: an experienced PT's perspective.
Sep 19, 2022/Review
A systematic review involving more than 200,000 patients with a variety of conditions revealed consistently positive results for telerehab.