Rizing Tide Foundation Works to Close Diversity Gap in Physical Therapy
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. In a new guest blog post, WebPT Co-Founder and Chief Clinical Officer Dr.…
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Urge CMS to Stop Severe Cuts to Physical Therapy
This week, Representatives Bobby Rush, Gus Bilirakis, and 73 of their House colleagues sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) urging the agency not to finalize the cuts to specialty care providers included in the proposed 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). The proposed rule includes plans to levy a…
APTQI Joins Letter Urging CMS to Stop Medicare Cuts
This week, APTQI signed on to a letter with 15 healthcare organizations urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to not finalize the 2022 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule that would see payment cuts of more than 20% for specialty providers as a result of Medicare’s clinical labor policy. For physical and…
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Increase Access to Physical Therapy
Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MI) recently introduced legislation to increase access to physical therapy services by bringing more health care professionals to rural areas. The bipartisan bill, titled The Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2021, was previously introduced in both the House and Senate in 2019. If passed,…
NABPT Awards APTQI-Funded Scholarship to Pediatric Physical Therapist
APTQI recently supported a $10,000 National Association of Black Physical Therapists, Inc. (NABPT) scholarship that aids physical therapists with student loan repayment. NABPT announced that they awarded Dr. Shanette Johnson Arredondo the scholarship during their inaugural conference, held on Juneteenth weekend. She has agreed to serve as a mentor in the NABPT Each One Teach…
Healthcare Organizations Ask Congress to Ease Medicare Cuts
Last week, APTQI signed on to a letter urging Congressional leadership to help lessen the impact of the planned, deep Medicare payment cuts in the Medicare Proposed Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Rule for CY2022. The letter, signed by dozens of organizations representing over one million physician and non-physician health care providers, thanked Congress for offering…