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Centre Daily Times

Stop Medicare Cuts to Specialty Care

As many of us begin thinking about the return to “normal,” the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic will affect all of us for years to come. Health care providers…

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APTQI Applauds Introduction of the Bipartisan Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act

If passed, the bipartisan bill would fund new educational opportunities to help diversify the physical, occupational, and speech therapy workforces Washington, D.C. –– The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and…

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Issues & Insights

Congress Must Provide Long-Term Relief To Specialty Providers

As the United States emerged from the winter months of early 2021, it seemed – at last – that the nation had finally turned the corner on the darkest chapter…

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Richmond Times-Dispatch

Proposed Medicare cuts hurt specialty providers

For specialty providers such as physical and occupational therapists, the pandemic caused patient volume to plummet. American Medical Association data shows that physical therapy saw a 34% drop in Medicare…

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The Intelligencer

LTE: Long-term impacts of COVID-19

As many of us begin thinking about the return to “normal,” the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic will affect all of us for years to come. Healthcare providers are…

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Physical Therapy Products

APTQI Urges Congress to Ensure Continued Patient Access to Specialty Care, Investment in MPFS

The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI), along with more than 60 organizations representing over one million physician and non-physician health care providers, call on Congress to enact…

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APTQI Urges Congress to Ensure Continued Patient Access to Specialty Care, Investment in MPFS

In a letter to Congressional leadership, APTQI and 62 stakeholder groups call on lawmakers to invest an additional $3 billion in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule in order to ensure…

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APTQI Praises Congress, President Biden for Extending Critical Sequester Relief

Therapy leaders hail the final passage of the Medicare Sequester Relief Act, which will help stabilize the nation’s healthcare delivery system by extending the moratorium on the  2% cut to…

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APTQI Hails Senate Passage of Medicare Sequester Relief Act (S.748)

Therapy leaders urge the House to pass corresponding legislation to extend the sequester moratorium and delay a 2% cut to all Medicare payments through the duration of the COVID-19 public…

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House-Passed Bill Averting Spending Cuts Protects Patient Access and Provider Stability

Therapy leaders urge U.S. Senate to promptly pass H.R. 1868 to extend sequestration moratorium and help stabilize the nation’s healthcare delivery system Washington, D.C. –– The Alliance for Physical Therapy…

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