The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented stress to our health care system, economy and well-being. It is critical that Floridians — especially vulnerable seniors and individuals with serious underlying conditions — maintain access to physical therapy. By helping seniors build strength, manage severe pain and recover from injury or illness, therapy can keep seniors out […]
CORA Endorses the Outpatient Therapy Modernization and Stabilization Act
Press Release distributed by the Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality (APTQI) on Monday, June 15, 2020 APTQI Commends Representative Brendan Boyle for Introducing Bipartisan Legislation to Block Steep Cuts to Physical Therapy Services Washington, DC –The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) today applauded Representative Brendan Boyle (D-PA) for introducing the Outpatient Therapy […]
CMS Expands Telehealth Services for Medicare Beneficiaries
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2020 Trump Administration Issues Second Round of Sweeping Changes to Support U.S. Healthcare System During COVID-19 Pandemic At President Trump’s direction, and building on its recent historic efforts to help the U.S. healthcare system manage the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services […]
Congress Pressures CMS to Cover Telehealth for Therapy Services
Lawmakers are asking CMS to expand Medicare coverage during the Coronavirus pandemic for telehealth services provided by physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists and audiologists. Congress is putting pressure on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to give physical therapists and other care providers the freedom to use telehealth during the Coronavirus pandemic. […]
Congress: Expand Access to Physical Therapy for Underserved Communities
As we have watched the opioid epidemic spread across the United States, we’ve arguably seen small-town Americans hit the hardest. Drug overdose fatalities are at an all-time high and have increased with alarming frequency in rural areas. In many communities, there are not enough health care professionals to provide care, which should include pain management alternatives for those who […]
