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Recent Releases
2025
- APTA Releases New Report on Direct Access to Physical Therapist Services - July 7
- New Workforce Projections Forecast Physical Therapist Shortages Through 2037 - March 4
- SAFE Act Reintroduced to Prioritize Physical Therapy-Based Falls Prevention for Older Americans - Feb. 10
- American Physical Therapy Association Sets New Public Policy Agenda for 119th Congress - Feb. 3
- APTA and VALD Spearhead Principal Data and Technology Collaboration to Advance Musculoskeletal Health Solutions and Improve Patient Outcomes - Jan. 23
2024
- APTA Recognizes U.S. Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester With 2024 Public Service Award - Dec. 10
- American Physical Therapy Association Announces 2025 Board of Directors - Nov. 18
- 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Includes Two Major Wins for Therapy Providers - Nov. 1
- Workforce: New Research Shows Hiring Challenges Continue for Outpatient Physical Therapy Clinics Amid Growth - Oct. 16
- America's Seniors and Veterans May Soon Have Better Access to Falls Prevention Services Provided by Physical Therapists - July 22
- New Analysis Finds Improved Health Outcomes When Virtual MSK Solutions Are Guided by a Physical Therapist - June 5
- Physical Therapy-Based Falls Prevention Identified as Top Priority in New Legislation - Mar. 12
- Therapy Groups Applaud Introduction of the Remove Duplicative Unnecessary Clerical Exchanges Act - Feb. 7
- Physical Therapists Positioned to Serve as Primary Care Providers Throughout the U.S. Military - Jan. 31
APTA Press Release Archive
- American Physical Therapy Association Announces New Editor-In-Chief of PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal - Nov. 1
- Landmark Report Demonstrates the Economic Value of Physical Therapy in the United States - Sept. 26
- American Physical Therapy Association Receives 2023 Power of Associations Silver Award for Digital Health - Aug. 16
- Health Care Workforce Challenges and Patient Access to Care Addressed in Bipartisan Legislation - July 26
- New Legislation Could Provide Relief From Some Student Loan Debt for PTs - July 25
- American Physical Therapy Association Recognized With Two Prestigious Honors for Health Care Association and Educational Excellence - June 22
- Joint Statement on Reform of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - June 21
- Legislation Introduced to Permanently Allow Access to Physical Therapist Services via Telehealth - June 7
- American Physical Therapy Association Releases Public Service Announcement - April 24
- Physical Therapy Journal Editor-In-Chief Alan Jette, PT, PhD, FAPTA, to Step Down - Feb. 22
- American Physical Therapy Association Announces Public Policy Priorities for 118th Congress - Feb. 8
- American Physical Therapy Association Named a Total Worker Health Affiliate in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Program - Feb. 1
- American Physical Therapy Association Recognized as a Healthy People 2030 Champion - Jan. 20
- Physical Therapist Ranks as #3 Best Health Care Job by U.S. News & World Report - Jan. 17
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