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Apr 7, 2017/News
PIMA was reintroduced in the US House of Representatives (HR 2066), in hopes of eliminating the exception to the federal law originally intended to prohibit self-referral.
Feb 21, 2017/News
What does the section have to offer its student members?
Jan 17, 2017/News
A new rule from CMS would include qualified PTs among the providers who could furnish and bill for custom orthotics and prosthetics, but the definition of "qualified" may have implications for PTs.
Nov 14, 2017/News
Five years into the ABIM Foundation's "Choosing Wisely" campaign, most health care providers and consumers who've heard about it agree that the initiative has something important to say about avoiding unnecessary tests and procedures. But has that awareness increased significantly, and does it translate
Oct 25, 2017/News
The US received a C among 2 Ds, 5 Fs, and an "incomplete" when it comes to walking and walkable communities, according to a recently released report card from the National Physical Activity Plan Alliance (NPAPA). APTA is an alliance partner.
Oct 16, 2017/News
In its push toward outcomes-based models, CMS needs to take a closer look at wound care, say authors of a new study that estimates nearly 15% of all Medicare beneficiaries experience chronic nonhealing wounds at an annual cost of nearly $32 billion.
Oct 23, 2017/News
There are solid evidence-based treatments for pelvic floor dysfunctions such as UI and POP, but 1 treatment called abdominal Hypopressive technique (AHT) isn't one of them.
Oct 18, 2017/News
"The Good Stuff," is an occasional series that highlights recent, mostly local 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.
Oct 2, 2017/News
The VA would like to remove barriers to telehealth and allow its providers—including PTs—to conduct telehealth activities across all 50 states and in non-federal sites, including patients' and providers' homes.
Sep 22, 2017/News
The basic outline of the "Graham-Cassidy" legislation - the US Senate's latest attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - raises enough concern that APTA opposed the bill this week.