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Compliance Issues in Cash Practice

May 24, 2020/Article

Regardless of the relationship a physical therapist chooses to have with payers, it is essential to practice in compliance with all laws and regulations.

APTA-Backed Legislation Would Allow for Inflation-Adjusted Fee Schedule Payment

Apr 14, 2023/News

The bill could help reverse the Medicare system's downward payment spiral. Now's the time to voice your support.

Medicare Coding and Billing

APTA's regulatory experts keep you updated on changes to Medicare coding and billing.

APTA, Provider and Patient Groups Push Major Reforms to Prior Authorization

Mar 25, 2026/News

APTA has joined a broad coalition of national provider and patient organizations to release a new policy framework aimed at tackling one of the most persistent barriers to timely therapy: the misuse of prior authorization and utilization review.   The new framework, titled "Care Delayed Is Care Denied:

Tracking Changes in the Regulatory Environment

Jun 1, 2017/Column

Updates, tips, and resources.

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, 100-Plus Other Groups to Congress: Fix the 2023 Fee Schedule Now

Dec 6, 2022/News

Groups representing more than a million providers are urging lawmakers to prevent the entire 4.5% cut that will take effect Jan. 1.

Home Health Faces Challenges in Wake of Budget Deal

Feb 14, 2018/News

A major advocacy issue for the physical therapy profession was resolved with the elimination of the hard cap on therapy services under Medicare, but other provisions in the massive budget bill that ended the hard cap have created different challenges in the home health arena.

Busting Payment Myths (and Regulating Your Expectations), Part 5

Aug 4, 2020/Perspective

In an effort to get everyone on the same page, I'm debunking some of the most prevalent Medicare myths I've been seeing lately on social media and in other venues.

New Bill Could Make Medicare More Telehealth-Friendly

May 3, 2017/News

APTA's proposal would expand where telehealth can take place, as well as which patients and providers can participate.