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APTA Advocacy Leads to Noridian Updated Guidance on Plan of Care Signature

Oct 14, 2025/News

On Sept. 10, the Medicare Administrative Contractor Noridian Healthcare Solutions amended its existing guidance on the regulations governing certification of the therapy plan of care. The change, which updates the guidance to reflect the new POC signature exception, comes in response to outreach and

Cigna Implements Outpatient Hospital Physical Therapy Site-of-Care Review

Oct 14, 2025/Article

Note: This article was updated in May 2026 to link to the FAQ that Cigna created for APTA. Effective Oct. 1, Cigna Healthcare implemented a new site-of-care review process for outpatient hospital physical therapy and occupational therapy services.

PTJ Author Interview: Geographic Disparities in Rehab Provider Availability

Mar 17, 2026/Podcast

Listening Time — 26:25 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Madeline Ratoza, PT, DPT, PhD, Rupal Patel, PT, PhD, and Julia Chevan, PT, DPT, PhD, who used a cross-sectional geographic information

APTA Offers Insights on the Strategic Implementation of AI in Health Care to HHS

Mar 18, 2026/Article

In February, APTA submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in response to their Request for Information: Accelerating the Adoption and Use of Artificial Intelligence as Part of Clinical Care. In its comments, APTA acknowledged the growing and transformative role AI can play

APTA, Provider and Patient Groups Push Major Reforms to Prior Authorization

Mar 25, 2026/News

APTA has joined a broad coalition of national provider and patient organizations to release a new policy framework aimed at tackling one of the most persistent barriers to timely therapy: the misuse of prior authorization and utilization review.   The new framework, titled "Care Delayed Is Care Denied:

Policy Progress and Patient-First Thinking: Takeaways from the 2026 Maley Panel

Mar 23, 2026/Article

APTA Board member Kelley Kubota, PT, DPT, MS, moderated the John H.P. Maley Clinical Impact Lectureship Award panel featuring William Boissonnault, PT, DPT, DHSc, FAPTA, Andrea Behrman, PT, PhD, FAPTA, and Nicole Stout, PT, DPT, FAPTA. For the 31st annual John H.P. Maley Clinical Impact Lectureship Award,

Medicare Enrollment: Frequently Asked Questions

This Medicare Enrollment FAQ guides physical therapists through every stage of the Medicare enrollment lifecycle.

Physical Therapy in the News: March 2026

Apr 1, 2026/Article

"Physical Therapy in the News" is a monthly series that highlights recent media coverage of the profession and APTA members.

APTA Continues Fighting For Federal Student Loan Access for Future PTs

Apr 1, 2026/News

The American Physical Therapy Association continues its advocacy against the U.S. Department of Education's proposal that would sharply limit federal student loan access for doctor of physical therapy students and students seeking degrees in dozens of other professions. With the department expected to

March Madness From a PT's Point of View

Mar 31, 2026/Article

With March Madness in full swing, PTs and PTAs everywhere might be wondering: What is it really like to work with NCAA basketball athletes? For Chad Taylor, PT, DPT, ATC, certified strength and conditioning specialist, a full-time faculty member at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, the answer