We are in the final weeks of the 118th session of Congress, and the clock is ticking. There is a laundry list of crucial issues that must be resolved before Congress adjourns in December — issues that directly impact the future of health care.Congress must pass a...

The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule has faced year-over year cuts. In addition, it does not currently have a built-in annual inflationary update. Medicare payment for providers billing under the fee schedule has failed to keep pace with the true cost of running a practice...

Many APTA members report that medically necessary physical therapist services are delayed — greatly impacting patients’ clinical outcomes — because of the amount of time and resources they spend on documentation and administrative tasks. In a recent APTA survey, nearly 75%...

Telehealth is a vital tool that many Medicare beneficiaries use to access critical physical therapy care. With the end of the public health emergency, Medicare patients may lose coverage of telehealth visits unless Congress acts. The Expanded Telehealth Access Act (H.R...

The Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act (H.R. 1617/S.793) was introduced to allow physical therapists in all geographical regions to enter in locum tenens arrangements under Medicare.Locum tenens, meaning “to hold the place of or substitute,” allows eligible...