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APTA President's Message | Advancing Our Payment, Together

Apr 1, 2026/Column

Every profession has a defining challenge — the one issue that shapes its future more than any other. For us, that challenge is payment.

Workers' Comp Research Group Sees Advantages in Early Manual Therapy for LBP

Oct 5, 2021/Review

A study of 2 million claims found that, if indicated, early manual therapy is associated with lower costs and reduced days of disability.

APTA, Other Provider Groups, Urge Congress To Take Action on Payment Cuts

Aug 2, 2021/News

A recent letter to House and Senate leaders is part of a larger advocacy push to avoid a potential crisis in patient access to care.

Reporting Requirements: Cost

Feb 27, 2024/Resource

The cost performance category is a measure of resource utilization based on Medicare claims for specific services that CMS has identified.

Defining Cash Practice

The term “cash practice” can be confusing because it is often used to describe a variety of physical therapy business models.

Compliance Matters: Advocating for the Profession in the Evolving Payment Environment

Aug 1, 2019/Column

APTA and its chapters offer a variety of member resources to promote advocacy for appropriate payment of physical therapist services.

Compliance Matters: Identifying Dual Eligibles and Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries

Feb 1, 2018/Column

What to do when patients qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid benefits.

Value Based Payment Models

A variety of programs have been developed to address value-based care payment, including the Medicare Quality Payment Program, or QPP.

Medicare Payment for Home Health

We help you keep track of evolving payment policies for home health.

Bipartisan Senate Group Urges APTA-Supported Fixes to Fee Schedule

Nov 4, 2022/News

The lawmakers want to counter severe payment cuts under Medicare for 2023 — and get to work on fixing systemic problems.