Thousands of Therapy Advocates Raise the Alarm About Proposed Medicare Cuts
In July, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced deep, across-the-board payment cuts to physical, occupational, and speech therapy as part of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule for CY2023. APTQI and hundreds of other healthcare organizations were quick to raise concerns about the impact these cuts would have on providers…
An Occupational Therapy Assistant’s Perspective on Medicare Cuts
Eight months into the year, physical and occupational therapy practices around the country are feeling the impact of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 15% Medicare payment cut on the services provided by physical and occupational therapy assistants (PTAs and OTAs). As practices struggle to adapt their operations and staffing under these cuts,…
Guest Blog Post: Meet APTQI-Sponsored Congressional Intern Eric McGlothen
The APTQI Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Steering Committee assists the Board of Directors in creating and supporting initiatives that will empower APTQI’s member companies to promote diversity and equity in the workplace and inclusion in the communities in which they serve. As part of this critical effort, APTQI has sponsored a summer intern through…
The Importance of Therapy Assistants and the Dangers of Medicare Cuts: An Interview with PTA Alex Balan
Physical therapy can help patients rehabilitate and regain bodily function, manage pain, prevent injury, and improve mobility, flexibility, and balance – and physical therapy assistants play a key role in ensuring patients are able to receive this care. As ‘boots on the ground’ providers, PTAs delivery care under the direction and supervision of a physical…
Medicare Cuts to PTAs Severely Impact on Rural Areas
When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) imposed a 15% Medicare payment cut on the services provided by physical and occupational therapy assistants (PTAs and OTAs) in January, the physical therapy profession warned the impact of these cuts would be most severe in rural and underserved areas. In rural areas, where the workforce…
PTAs Tell Congress: Protect Our Patients and the Physical Therapy Profession
Under the direction and supervision of a physical therapist, physical and occupational therapy assistants (PTAs and OTAs) provide essential services to individuals in need of physical therapy services by helping patients rehabilitate and regain bodily function, manage pain, prevent injury, and improve mobility, flexibility, and balance. However, Medicare cuts are jeopardizing this critical piece of…