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Aetna Update: Telehealth Payment Change Doesn't Apply to Commercial Plans

Jan 23, 2024/News

The insurer says only employer-sponsored plans are affected by its late 2023 decision to stop payment on telehealth-related codes.

Recruiting Tomorrow's PTs & PTAs

Aug 1, 2019/Feature

Physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, students, and educators work to bring in newcomers.

Aetna Now Covers Telehealth Delivered by PTs

Apr 2, 2020/News

Aetna joins UnitedHealthcare among the commercial insurers that have expanded coverage from more limited e-visit provisions.

New CMS Rule Includes Therapy Codes in Telehealth, Stops Short of Allowing PTs to Conduct Telehealth Services

Mar 31, 2020/News

CMS has announced "sweeping" temporary changes that give a nod to the potential for true telehealth by PTs even though regulatory barriers still prevent that from happening. Could it be a sign of more to come?

Three Years of Physical Therapy in a Public Health Emergency: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Physical Therapy Profession

May 9, 2023/Report

Over the course of the public health emergency, APTA surveyed its members to monitor how the pandemic was affecting the physical therapy profession.

Expanded Health Reimbursement Arrangement Rule May Widen Use of the Employer Offering

Jun 28, 2019/News

An HHS change may make it easier for more Americans to purchase health insurance that they don't receive from their jobs.

Proposed Medicaid, CHIP Rule Reflects State Movement Toward Managed Care Systems

Nov 13, 2018/News

As states continue to move toward wider use of managed care organizations in their Medicaid systems, the CMS is looking at ways to guide the evolution while maintaining state flexibility.

CMS Reports High Levels of Participation in MIPS; Will It Be Expanded to PTs in 2019?

Jun 5, 2018/News

According to CMS, participation in MIPS—which could be required of PTs as early as next year—was just above 90% during its first year of operation.

Wells Clinical Prediction Rule for Deep Vein Thrombosis

Aug 23, 2017/Test & Measure

It is completed by health care professionals and can be applied to any patient with a suspected DVT.

Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Physical Function (PF), PROMIS PF

May 16, 2019/Test & Measure

PROMIS PF is used as an outcome in research on the effectiveness of interventions.