Briefing Recording and Resources

Unable to attend? Check back here after the event for a video recording and additional resources highlighting how APTA is working to advance Medicare payment reform and ensure continued access to physical therapist services.

The Economic Value of Physical Therapy in the United States

• Video: Discover the Economic Value of Physical Therapy in the United States
• The Economic Value of Physical Therapy in the United States, a report from The American Physical Therapy Association for policymakers and payers

Medicare Payment Reform Initiatives

• Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Reform: APTA urges Congress to enact meaningful reforms to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, or MPFS, to improve payment and provide stability for practices.
• The RECOVER Act (H.R. 8386): APTA-championed legislation introduced in the 119th Congress that would repeal MPPR under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

Federal Student Loan Access and Reform

• APTA's position on the Department of Education rule on access to federal student loans. 
• June 29 news article calling on Congress and the courts to restore fair access to federal student loans while supporting reforms to lower education costs.

Therapist-Specific Legislation

• Physical Therapy Workforce and Patient Access Act: H.R. 5621 / S. 4420: Legislation that would increase the physical therapist workforce in rural and medically underserved areas by adding physical therapists to the National Health Service Corps, or NHSC, and expand access to PT services for children and adults in federal community health centers.
• Prevent Interruptions In Physical Therapy Act (H.R. 1517 / S. 2225): Legislation that would allow physical therapists in all geographic regions of the United States to enter into locum tenens arrangements under Medicare.
• Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly Act, or SAFE Act (H.R. 1171 / S. 2612): Legislation that would expand and increase access to falls screening and prevention services by a physical therapist.