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Aug 18, 2026/Article
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released its final fiscal year 2027 rules for skilled nursing facilities and inpatient rehabilitation facilities. While the payment increases are largely predictable, CMS continues to use annual rulemaking to shape how providers deliver, coordinate, and
Oct 1, 2019/Article
Are we there yet?
Nov 22, 2021/Article
Review these practical steps that can be somewhat unique when providing cash-based services for an annual checkup by a physical therapist.
Nov 25, 2025/Podcast
Listening Time — 18:30 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify In this episode, APTA staff experts Rachel Miller, MPH, and Sharon West, JD, discuss how the final 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule will affect the physical therapy profession. They explain why physical therapists can expect
Nov 12, 2025/News
The physical therapy profession has a new tool in the fight to reduce administrative burden. APTA's report, "The Impact of Administrative Burden on Physical Therapist Services," offers a comparison of all three of APTA's surveys on this topic, as well as an updated infographic that illustrates the challenges
Apr 1, 2026/Column
SPARC equips members and state chapters with resources, guidance, and strategies to drive meaningful payer policy change.
Feb 7, 2024/Review
An analysis of discharge data uncovered patterns that point to the need for more attention on falls prevention.
Sep 15, 2026/Article
APTA has recently released two new payment resources to support the association's strategic priority of advancing payment for physical therapist services.
PTs are qualified to serve in primary care roles, but there are policy barriers.
Aug 1, 2018/Feature
Many PTs are turning to creative solutions to lower costs and ensure better-quality purchases. But they're not abandoning all of their long-term relationships.