Payment Resources Blog
Robert Hall
CMS proposes favorable practice-expense changes for physical therapy—but a lower conversion factor and new restrictions on remote therapeutic monitoring demand continued advocacy.
Robert Hall
A model state resource gives chapters and advocates a practical framework to enact state legislation to impose deadlines, require clear communication, and protect payment while credentialing is pending.
Robert Hall
As payment pressures continue to challenge practice sustainability and patient access, the summit puts APTA's top advocacy priority front and center.
Robert Hall
Medicaid is the floor for commerical payment - why not raise that floor?
Robert Hall
U.S. health care spending reached roughly $5.3 trillion in 2024, accounting for about 18 percent
of the entire economy.
of the entire economy.
Robert Hall
The State Payment Advocacy Resource Consortium (SPARC) is launching an ambitious, coordinated strategy for 2026 to help chapters strengthen their payer relations work, improve payment, and expand access to physical therapy.
APTA Private Practice
APTA Private Practice has submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the draft 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), raising strong concerns about policies that could restrict patient access, u
Robert Hall
Big policy changes will allow for greater access to care for those insured by Aetna.
Robert Hall
On 6/23, America’s Health Insurance Plans announced a voluntary initiative signed by many major insurers to streamline prior authorization in the U.S. health system. The initiative aims to ease administrative gridlock in healthcare.
Robert Hall
The State Payment Advocacy Resource Consortium (SPARC) has started discussing the importance of delinking private contract payment rates from Medicare payment rates.