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Jul 27, 2026/Article
The APTA Payment Advocacy Summit brought together 450 physical therapy advocates, business leaders, and payment experts at a critical moment in APTA's fight to advance physical therapy payment policies that support practice sustainability and patient access to care. Building on the momentum of recent
Jul 22, 2026/News
New initiatives are empowering members to drive meaningful payment reform and strengthen the future of the profession.
Jul 22, 2026/Article
The physical therapy profession continues to evolve in response to new technologies, changing payment models, emerging practice opportunities, and shifting patient needs. At the same time, many clinicians are looking for continuing education that goes beyond passive learning and provides practical skills
Jul 24, 2026/Article
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services estimates that physical therapy codes could see an overall payment increase of 1-3% under the Calendar Year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule. Although CMS proposes a 1.68% decrease to the conversion factor for most clinicians, including
Aug 28, 2026/Article
The remote therapeutic monitoring, or RTM, proposed changes in the 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule have the rehab therapy world talking, and largely with concern. If finalized, the proposal could significantly limit many physical therapy practices’ ability to provide RTM through contracted clinical
Aug 25, 2026/Podcast
Listening Time — 37:05 Podcast Platforms Icons Medicare policy changes can affect how physical therapist services are valued, paid for, and delivered. In this episode, APTA staff experts Rachel Miller, MPH, and Andrew Amari, JD, help listeners understand what is at stake in the proposed 2027 Medicare
Sep 9, 2026/Article
October is National Physical Therapy Month. Join APTA in celebrating the profession and raising awareness of the many ways PTs and PTAs improve health, mobility, and quality of life across the lifespan. This National Physical Therapy Month, APTA will continue its PT For Future Me public awareness campaign.
Sep 16, 2026/Article
In a Sept. 14 Capitol Hill briefing held in the Rayburn House Office Building for congressional staff, APTA members and staff experts detailed how the failure to properly pay for physical therapist services not only harms patient access to care but also increases healthcare costs. During "An Ounce of
Sep 3, 2019/Policies & Bylaws
Board policy: The association’s official mark/logo and other brand elements developed by the association according to its Brand Guidelines are the property of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
Sep 25, 2019/Policies & Bylaws
House position: The following principles of Identity, Quality, Collaboration, Value, Innovation, Consumer-centricity, Access/Equity, and Advocacy demonstrate how the profession and society will look when this vision is achieved.
