APTQI Joins Nearly 100 Stakeholders Urging Congressional Proceedings on Medicare Payment Reform
APTQI, along with a group of 96 organizations representing more than one million physician and non-physician health care clinicians, signed a letter to Congressional leadership requesting the immediate initiation of formal proceedings — including hearings, roundtables, and expert panels — to discuss reforms to the Medicare physician payment system. In a February 25 letter addressed…
Congress Must Stop PTA Cuts to Protect Rural Access to Critical Services
Physical therapy assistants (PTAs) play an important role in the physical and occupational therapy profession by providing physical therapy services under the direction and supervision of a physical therapist. With the growing workforce shortage in our profession, particularly in rural areas, PTAs are able to help ensure that individuals can receive the services they need…
Bipartisan Legislation Would Permanently Expand Medicare Telehealth Access for Physical Therapy
During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth services have played an important role in enabling continued patient access to physical therapy. Physical therapists have ensured seniors and other at-risk patient populations can manage their pain, regain strength, and enhance mobility — all while minimizing the risk of COVID-19 transmission, preventing costly hospitalizations, and reducing unnecessary strain on…