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Sep 22, 2026/Podcast
Listening Time — 27:06 Podcast Platforms Icons As healthcare increasingly moves toward alternative payment models, or APMs, physical therapists need to be able to measure the impact, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness of their care. In this episode, Alice Bell, PT, DPT, APTA health policy and payment
Jun 3, 2020/Author
Alice Bell, PT, DPT, is a senior specialist, health policy and payment at APTA. She is a board-certified clinical specialist in geriatric physical therapy. Before joining APTA in 2017, she was a practicing clinician for 35 years and involved in Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation demonstration
Mar 11, 2026/Article
Note: This article was updated in April 2026 to include a link to CMS' directory of accepted ACCESS applicants. On Feb. 12, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released more details regarding its Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions, or ACCESS, model. Beginning July 5, ACCESS
Feb 9, 2021/News
The revised resource stresses the need for a multidisciplinary biopsychosocial approach — and more research.
Jan 31, 2025/News
Our most popular courses of the year covered topics from payment and pharmacology to telehealth and screenings.
Aug 20, 2021/Article
What you need to know about the cuts' origins, the system that created them, and the ways APTA has been advocating for the profession.
Jan 12, 2022/News
Get a handle on how CMS changes to the fee schedule, coding, and other issues will affect your practice.
Oct 13, 2026/Podcast
Listening Time — 40:44 Podcast Platforms Icons Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping healthcare, but what does that mean for physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and patient care? Learn how AI is being used to reduce administrative burden, improve documentation and billing workflows,
Feb 1, 2016/Feature
Many health plans are "narrowing" their provider networks in an attempt to control costs. What does this mean for individual therapy practices? That all depends.
Patient choice and proper utilization must be protected.
