APTQI Recognizes Falls Prevention Awareness Week, Urges Congress to Pass SAFE Act to Help Older Americans Remain Safe and Independent
Washington, DC – Today, the Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) recognized the start of Falls Prevention Awareness Week by highlighting the devastating impact falls can have on older adults nationwide while…
Chicago Daily Herald
Act would help assure physical therapy for seniors
Our healthcare system spends a great deal of time and money treating injuries after they happen. We don’t spend nearly enough making sure they don’t happen in the first place.
The Boca Raton Tribune
Support for the SAFE Act Would Help Older Floridians Live Safer
Physical therapy isn’t just about helping someone recover after they’ve been hurt. Much of what we do is focused on preventing injuries from happening in the first place. As physical…
Tampa Bay Times
Preventing falls
A fall can completely upend your golden years. Instead of running around with your grandkids in the backyard, a broken hip or leg can land you in the hospital or…
Physical Therapy Leaders Urge CMS to Finalize Proposed Updates to Physical Therapy Reimbursement and Equipment Costs
In a comment letter submitted to CMS today, APTQI encouraged CMS to take steps to ensure physical therapy services and equipment are appropriately valued when finalizing the 2027 Medicare Physician…
The River Journal
Representative Mike Lawler Joins APTQI for Spear Physical Therapy Practice Visit in Tarrytown
On Thursday, August 27th, U.S. Representative Mike Lawler—representing New York’s 17th District—joined the Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) to tour Spear Physical Therapy in Tarrytown, to learn more about the essential services physical…
Therapy Matters Podcast
Podcast: Building a Voice for PT: Changing the Rules to Create Power, Policy & Progress
Nick Patel leads APTQI, the alliance of competing community-based rehab practices that used to regroup only when a crisis hit — a Medicare cut, a bad regulation — then quietly…
The Chronicle
Preventing Falls in NY Starts with the SAFE Act
When most people think about preventive care, they typically think of an annual checkup or a screening test – not a visit to a physical therapist. But for older adults,…
The Hamilton County Reporter
As a physical therapist, I know the SAFE Act is key for preventing falls
Did you know that falls are the leading cause of injury and injury-related deaths in adults over 65? Somewhere across America, a fall occurs more than once every second. This…
TAP into Bordentown
Congress Must Act to Prevent the Growing Falls Epidemic
Did you know that falls are the leading cause of injury and injury-related deaths in adults over 65? In fact, somewhere across America a fall occurs more than once every…