A New Report from USAFacts Explores why Death Rates from Accidental Falls have Tripled
USAFacts, a non-partisan research organization that aims to make government data easier to access and understand, recently published a new investigation to increase awareness about the rising prevalence of fatal accidental falls, as compared to the decreasing death rates from heart disease and cancer, which are the two most common causes of death in the…
SAFE Act Reaches 50 Cosponsors in the U.S. House!
The Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly (SAFE) Act (S. 2612/H.R. 1171) has officially reached 50 cosponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives, marking an exciting milestone for the bipartisan legislation that aims to expand access to falls prevention services for our nation’s Medicare population. The bill’s momentum is a positive development as accidental…
APTQI Hosts 26 Lawmaker & Staff Clinic Visits Across 21 States in 2025
For three years, APTQI has supported a clinic tour program, creating opportunities for APTQI members to educate lawmaker offices on the importance of community-based physical and occupational therapy. Through this program, members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, as well as their policy and district staff, meet with APTQI members, physical…
APTQI Joins Stakeholder Letter Urging Exemption from New $100,000 H-1B Application Fee
APTQI signed an October 16 letter to Kristi Noem, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Joseph Edlow, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, alongside five leading healthcare organizations urging the federal government to exempt physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech language pathologists from the new H-1B policy and associated fee structure…
CMS Releases Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule for CY 2026
On October 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule for Calendar Year 2026. The rule included several provisions that impact the physical and occupational therapy communities. In line with the increase included in H.R.1, the final rule updated the MPFS conversion factor from $32.3465…
Guest Blog: H-1B Visa Fees Could Exacerbate the Physical Therapy Workforce Shortage
By: Dan Rootenberg From rural clinics to urban outpatient rehabilitation centers, physical therapy practices nationwide, and indeed many medical professions, are doing their best to recruit and retain the skilled clinicians needed to meet increasingly rising demand for the hands-on care we provide. With the United States already facing a shortage of physical and occupational…