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MPPR Calculator Instructions

Jan 12, 2023/Resource

APTA's Outpatient Therapy Medicare Physician Fee Schedule calculator helps you determine your payment for services under Medicare.

Reckoning With Reentry

Apr 1, 2020/Feature

Stepping out from full-time practice looks different from how it once did. The options during and after a hiatus vary for PTs and PTAs.

Limit the Variables

Oct 1, 2019/Column

A research staple has much wider applicability.

Viewpoints

Jul 1, 2021/Column

View letters to the editor, online comments from readers, and responses to timely questions that APTA poses for member response.

Final Spending Bill Falls Short in Offsetting Fee Schedule Cuts

Dec 20, 2022/News

The omnibus package provides insufficient relief, but it does include several wins for the profession in other areas.

Coronavirus Update: June 17

Jun 17, 2022/Roundup

From APTA Chronic LBP Study Modified Due to Pandemic Finds Promise for Physical Therapy Delivered Via Teleconference Researchers assessed outcomes of 126 patients with chronic low back pain who enrolled in a telehealth version of a protocol known as OPTIMIZE, originally employed as part of an in-person

Final 2026 Home Health Rule: CMS Reduces Impact of PDGM Cut

Dec 9, 2025/Article

In this review: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update, etc. Effective date: Jan. 1, 2026 CMS fact sheet The Big Picture In its final 2026 payment rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services delivers a cut to home health agency reimbursement

Advocating for Coverage: Template Letters

Jan 14, 2022/Open Access

Access a variety of template letters you and your patients can use when your patient is denied coverage, the services approved are inadequate, or care is delayed, and a utilization management company is involved.

Access and Opportunity Scholarship Fund Awards

Awards

These awards recognize physical therapist and physical therapist assistant students in their final year of an accredited program, and faculty members pursuing post-professional doctoral degrees, for their professional character and academic excellence.

CMS Takes Aim at Prior Authorization in Medicaid, CHIP, and Federal Exchanges

Jan 19, 2021/Review

The final rule pushes payers toward more transparency and consistent deadlines for decisions.