Montana Billings Gazette
Letter to the editor: Support Montanans by protecting access to physical therapy
As a physical therapist treating Montana’s seniors, I see daily the serious impacts of America’s senior falls epidemic. It’s estimated that 52 million senior falls will occur yearly by 2030,…
MedPage Today
Deeper Medicare Cuts Won’t Reduce the $50B Spending on Older Adult Falls
Falls among seniors pose a significant public health challenge, leading to 3 millionopens in a new tab or window emergency room visits and more than 36,000 deathsopens in a new tab or window each…
APTQI Welcomes OCCUPRO
OCCUPRO joins as the latest member of APTQI’s Vendor Affiliate Program WASHINGTON, DC – The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) – a coalition of physical therapy providers…
Home Health Care News
Study Highlights Physical Therapy’s Clinical, Financial Benefits Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Increased physical therapy (PT) utilization is associated with significant reductions in hospitalizations and emergency room visits, more evidence shows. Meanwhile, home health providers are still grappling with how to manage…
Charleston Gazette-Mail
Better access to physical therapy a must in WV
West Virginia’s senior citizens are fighting two epidemics: falls and opioids. While there are no easy solutions to these serious problems, greater access to physical therapy has the potential to…
With Yet Another Round of Serious Medicare Cuts, the Physical Therapy Community Calls on Congress to Act to Protect Seniors’ Access to Care
Following years of continued cuts, CMS is once again proposed slashing reimbursement rates to physical, occupational, and speech therapy in its Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule for CY2024….
McKnights Long-Term Care News
Study: PT following a fall slashes ED visits, opioid use in Medicare recipients
The use of physical therapy following a fall-related injury significantly reduces the rate of serious new injuries, related opioid use and healthcare costs among falls-prone patients, a new study has…
Analysis: Increased Use of Physical Therapy Among Medicare Patients Prone to Falls Could Reduce Healthcare Spending by $10 Billion
Amid epidemic of falls, report shows Medicare beneficiaries who received physical therapy after a fall were 50% less likely to visit the emergency room or be hospitalized Washington, D.C. ––…
APTQI Welcomes Performance Health
Performance Health joins APTQI’s New Vendor Affiliate Membership Program WASHINGTON – The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) is pleased to announce Performance Health as its inaugural vendor…
APTQI Commends Re-Introduction of Expanded Telehealth Access Act
Bipartisan legislation aims to permanently allow virtual access to therapy for Medicare beneficiaries Washington, D.C. –– The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) applauds the reintroduction of the…