Kaiser Health News
Remote Fitness Must Not Replace the Value of Physical Therapy
If we’ve learned anything in recent years, it’s how vital technology is in allowing us to stay connected virtually, especially when it comes to health care. However, the online world…
Physical Therapy Providers Call for Long-Term Solutions as 2023 Medicare Payment Cuts Take Effect
While Congress passed partial, temporary relief in the 2022 year-end omnibus, specialty providers seek policies to stabilize the sector in year ahead Washington, DC – While commending lawmakers in Congress…
Courier Journal
Cutting Medicare for physical therapy leaves Kentucky seniors in pain and unsupported
Folks, we are at a crossroads. Medicare is planning to reduce Kentuckians access to the most conservative and cost-effective way to treat aches, pains, sprains and strains: your highly skilled…
Medpage Today
Physical and Occupational Therapy Are on the Medicare Chopping Block
Americans expect the best care from their doctors. Decades of experience, thoughtful interdisciplinary planning, and evidence-based research mean providers are treating them based on widely accepted standards of care. For…
APTQI Donates $30,000 to Nonprofit Organizations Making a Difference
Annual donations will support charitable missions that promote diversity in the physical therapy workforce and help Southwest Florida recover from Hurricane Ian Washington, D.C. –– The Alliance for Physical Therapy…
APTQI Advocates Meet with Congress to Urge Reversal of Across-the-Board Medicare Cuts
At a recent virtual fly-in, advocates urged Members of Congress to reverse the 4.5 percent conversion factor cuts included in the CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule…
Chicago Tribune
Medicare services at risk
On Jan. 1, a severe, nearly 4.5% Medicare cut to physical and occupational therapy services will go into effect. This drastic measure will undoubtedly threaten our local physical therapy centers’…
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Letter: Congress must stop looming Medicare cuts
Our community’s seniors rely on Medicare to pay for their health care services, but newly finalized cuts are threatening to jeopardize their access to care.
APTQI Decries Serious Cuts in Medicare’s Final PFS Rule, Applauds Protection of RTM Treatment Codes
Across-the-board 4.5 percent conversion factor cuts threaten to undercut seniors’ access to physical and occupational therapy Washington, D.C. –– The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) today expressed…
Poll: Senior Voters Value Physical and Occupational Therapy, Fear Proposed Medicare Payment Cuts Will Reduce Access to Care
Eight in ten respondents favor candidates who support protecting physical and occupational therapists from Medicare payment cuts Washington, DC – Nine out of ten Americans over the age of 65…