APTQI in the News

In October 2017, the Trump administration announced the “Patients over Paperwork” initiative — a plan that aimed, in its own words, to “reduce regulatory burdens on health care providers to…

As we have watched the opioid epidemic spread across the United States, we’ve arguably seen small-town Americans hit the hardest. Drug overdose fatalities are at an all-time high and have increased with alarming frequency…

We are in the middle of a national shortage of physical therapists. Estimates show that by 2025, an additional 27,000 physical therapists will be needed to meet the growing demand….

American seniors are facing an epidemic. It’s an epidemic that strips away their ability to live and function independently, presenting staggering costs to Medicare and America’s broader health care system….

The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) commends the introduction of the Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act (H.R. 2802), a bill aimed at addressing the shortage…

Addressing the opioid epidemic has become the defining health challenge of our time. With tens of thousands of Americans dying every year from substance use disorder, the tragic consequences of this…

Over the past three decades, the question of how to treat chronic and acute pain has been met with a singular and almost monopolistic answer: opioids. After the Food and…

I recently donated blood as part of the annual Mayor D. Michael Collins Blood Drive, which I have always felt is a fitting and wonderful way to honor the service…

Missing from the article “A New Prognosis for Pain Care” (Journal Report, Feb. 7) is the valuable role of physical therapy. The opioid crisis in the U.S. makes it clear…