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2026 APTA National Elections Ballot

2026 APTA National Elections Ballot The 2026 APTA National Elections will be held electronically beginning October 24 for the Board of Directors and Nominating Committee. Board of Directors Elections include four-year terms for the offices of Treasurer and Director, as well as two-year terms for Director

Top 10 APTA Member Perspectives From 2022

Dec 21, 2022/Roundup

APTA members shared their views on everything from the first year of PT school to the need for neurodiversity-affirming care.

APTA-Backed Bipartisan Legislation Aims to Help PTs Avoid Interruptions in Care

Mar 20, 2023/News

If enacted, PTs across the country would be allowed to secure substitute care for patients during an absence.

5 Questions for the Public Member of the APTA Board of Directors

Jul 27, 2022/Interview

Hear from the first public member of the APTA Board of Directors.

APTA to CMS: It’s Time to Reduce Admin Burden and Simplify the Delivery of Care

Jun 16, 2025/Article

The association has taken the lead on advocating for regulatory reforms and deregulation to improve the delivery of physical therapy.

Celebrating A Milestone: 50 Years of PTAs

May 1, 2019/Feature

Half a century ago, the first physical therapist assistants (PTAs) entered the workforce. Their roles, numbers, and participation within APTA have grown steadily. (This article is updated from an earlier story published in a 2004 issue of APTA's PT: Magazine of Physical Therapy that celebrated the 35th

APTA Orthopedics: Hip Pain and Mobility Deficits—Hip Osteoarthritis: Revision 2025

Oct 30, 2025/CPG

Recommendations for examination and diagnostic classification based on body functions and structures, activity limitations, participation restrictions, prognosis, interventions and assessment of outcome.

APTA Practice Advisory: Good Faith Estimate for Uninsured or Self-Pay Patients

Apr 5, 2023/Resource

Learn about the implications for new "surprise billing" rules that require a good faith estimate of the costs of services for uninsured or self-pay patients are in effect as of Jan. 1, 2022.

APTA Practice Advisory: CPT Codes for Caregiver Training Without the Patient Present

Mar 27, 2024/Resource

The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule added three CPT codes for providing caregiver education in the interest of an individual or a group of patients without the patient present.

Down-to-the-Wire Advocacy: Payment Cuts, PTA Differential, and Other Issues in the Last Weeks of the 2021 Congressional Session

Nov 23, 2021/Podcast

As Congress attends to business in the last days before recess for the year, there are several important issues on the table, including a bill to address the fee schedule cuts, and legislation aimed at the PTA differential.