NABPT Awards APTQI-Funded Scholarship to Pediatric Physical Therapist
APTQI recently supported a $10,000 National Association of Black Physical Therapists, Inc. (NABPT) scholarship that aids physical therapists with student loan repayment. NABPT announced that they awarded Dr. Shanette Johnson Arredondo the scholarship during their inaugural conference, held on Juneteenth weekend. She has agreed to serve as a mentor in the NABPT Each One Teach…
Healthcare Organizations Ask Congress to Ease Medicare Cuts
Last week, APTQI signed on to a letter urging Congressional leadership to help lessen the impact of the planned, deep Medicare payment cuts in the Medicare Proposed Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Rule for CY2022. The letter, signed by dozens of organizations representing over one million physician and non-physician health care providers, thanked Congress for offering…
Americans Think They Are Aging Faster – Physical Therapy Can Help
A new survey commissioned by APTQI member ATI Physical Therapy reveals that Americans feel they are aging faster as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to temporary gym and health club closures and a more sedentary lifestyle during COVID-19 lockdowns, roughly 55 percent of Americans think their body’s biological age has aged faster over…
Recognizing National Safety Month
June is National Safety Month, and we are proud of the pivotal role physical therapy plays in improving older Americans’ safety by reducing their risk of falls. Falls are the number one cause of injury for older Americans, and physical therapy can help restore their confidence and stability. Unfortunately, falls among older Americans are all…
Lawmakers Urge HHS to Protect Rural Therapy Providers from Harmful Cuts
Recognizing the importance of maintaining patient access to therapy services in rural and underserved communities, a bipartisan group of lawmakers recently sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra urging the agency to exempt rural areas from pending Medicare cuts to services provided by physical and occupational therapy assistants.…
Urge Congress to Stop Planned Medicare Cuts for 2022
As we continue to face the financial pressures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, specialty providers—including physical, occupational, and speech therapists—have additional, potentially devastating Medicare cuts ahead of them. In December 2020, lawmakers passed bipartisan legislation to ease large funding cuts to specialty providers scheduled to go into effect in 2021, which they reduced from -9%…