Guest Blog: Strengthening the Future of Outpatient Care: Partnering to Advance Meaningful Advocacy
Jeremy Hurewitz, President of WelcomeWare Meaningful partnerships are essential for successful advocacy. Alongside physical therapy services, administrative work is the backbone of any practice. Booking appointments, scheduling meetings, and taking phone calls help ensure that patients can access routine care. Vendors often see patterns across many practices, including where administrative friction delays care, increases staff workload, or limits…
SAFE Act’s Lead Sponsor, Sen. Jim Justice, Discusses Bill During West Virginia Clinic Visit
On July 6, Senator Jim Justice (WV) visited a First Settlement Physical Therapy clinic in Beckley, WV, to meet with constituents and discuss the Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly Act (SAFE Act), legislation introduced by the senator to prevent falls among older adults and reduce healthcare spending. With 33.1% of older adults in West Virginia falling each year,…
APTQI Kicks Off 2026 Congressional Tour Program with Clinic Visits Across the US
The APTQI 2026 Congressional Tour Program is off to a great start; welcoming lawmakers and their staff into APTQI member clinics across the country to learn more about the importance of physical therapy to patients, providers, and the healthcare system. Through this program, members of Congress, along with their policy and district staff, meet with…
New Study: Dementia Risk Nearly Double in Older Adults with History of Multiple Falls
A new systematic review examining the incidence of future dementia and falls found that middle- and older-aged adults who experienced multiple falls had a 174% higher risk of developing dementia in the future. Analyzing the impact of single and multiple falls in the study’s population of more than 2.9 million adults aged 40+, the study…
Early Access to Physical Therapy Reduces High-Cost Care in New Study
A new study published in Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal (PTJ) found that early access to no-copay physical therapy for musculoskeletal pain was associated with fewer surgeries, injections, imaging services, and physician visits, potentially lowering overall healthcare costs. Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), in collaboration with Duke University School of Medicine and APTQI member ATI…
Congress Must Stabilize Medicare Reimbursement and Protect Patient Access to Care
For years, Medicare reimbursement for physical therapists has continued to decline while the cost of delivering care has continued to increase. Clinics across the country are grappling with higher labor costs, increased administrative burden, inflation, and growing demand for rehabilitation services. Yet, under the current Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), reimbursement for physician and physical…