Advocacy

The following resources provide information to assist you in advocating for your clients:

Advocacy News & Updates

• May 2020 Federal Advocacy Briefing Memo
• Tell CMS, states and payers to waive restrictions on the use of telehealth campaign
• APTA #PTTransforms Blog
  •  APTA Advocacy in Action: 2019 Wins, and What's on Our Radar for 2020
  • You Cannot Complain if You're Not Involved: Perspectives of an Advocacy Veteran 
  • Patient-Driven Groupings Model: An Opportunity for Physical Therapists (pt 1)
  • Patient-Driven Groupings Model: An Opportunity for Physical Therapists (pt 2)

• Final 2020 Fees Schedule Published
• Facts on PDPM
• Facts on PDGM
• APTA Position Paper on The CONNECT for Health Act
• APTA Public Policy Priorities 2019-2020

Government Resources

• Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Disability & Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs)
• The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Department of Education - IDEA 2004

APTA Resources

• APTA Federal Advocacy
• APTA Action App
• APTA Policy Center