Category : Physical Therapy News
Attention Medicare patients: Act now to protect your physical therapy benefits & extend the Medicare therapy caps
November 2nd, 2011Help protect your physical therapy benefits and avoid the scheduled 19.5% cut in provider payments by telling your local U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senators to pass legislation to extend the Medicare therapy caps exceptions process beyond December 31, 2011. For more information and to make your voice heard, visit the APTA’s Patient Action Center by clicking here. [...]
Direct access to physical therapy was shown to be associated with lower costs and fewer visits for patients
October 21st, 2011A new study recently published showed that direct access to physical therapy was associated with lower costs and fewer visits for patients as opposed to those who saw a physician first. The primary findings of the Health Services Research article showed that “Self-referred episodes had fewer PT visits (86 percent of physician-referred) and lower allowable amounts [...]
We need your support TODAY to help save independent PT practice!
June 24th, 2011We need your support TODAY: AB783, a California bill to legalize the employment of physical therapists by physicians, is being reconsidered this Monday, June 27th at 1pm and we need your support to save independent PT practice! Patients, would you rather go to an MD, podiatrist or chiropractic owned clinic or an independently PT owned [...]
Needed Immediately – Your Support to Keep AB783 from Passing Out of Committee TODAY!
June 20th, 2011Last week in California, a Senate Committee voted down AB 783 that would have allowed medical corporations to employ physical therapists. Today at 1:30pm, it is being reconsidered. What can you do to help? We need every physical therapist, patient and friend to contact the members of Senate Business and Professions and URGE opposition to [...]
AB 783 was granted reconsideration & we need your help!
June 15th, 2011Yesterday we informed you that AB 783 was heard in the State Senate Committee on Monday, June 13th and was defeated with 2 no votes, 3 yes votes and 4 abstentions. We also let you know that we would keep you posted when the bill will be reheard. AB 783 was granted reconsideration and has [...]
AB783 defeated: victory for patients, consumer choice & the physical therapy profession!
June 14th, 2011AB 783, which would override current state law preventing medical corporations from employing physical therapists and referring patients to their own clinics, died in State Senate Committee. Five yes votes were needed to move the bill out of Committee, and there were 3 Ayes and 2 Nos and 4 Senators did not vote. The Chair declared [...]
Sign this petition to allow Californian’s the right to choose physical therapy directly!
May 5th, 2011Help support direct access to physical therapy in California by SIGNING THIS PETITION! It just takes a minute. Overview from California Physical Therapy Association: Consumers should have the choice to go directly to a physical therapist for treatment. Did you know that current law requires any person in California seeking treatment from a physical therapist to [...]
SB 924 passses…hopefully direct access for PT in CA soon!
May 3rd, 2011California PT Notes An electronic memo produced by the California Physical Therapy Association SB 924, Consumer Direct Access to Physical Therapist Services, PASSED out of the Senate Committee on Business, Professions, and Economic Development with five yes votes, two no votes and two abstentions. Next stop is the Senate Appropriations Committee. It should be heard [...]
SB 924 passses…hopefully direct access for PT in CA soon!
May 3rd, 2011California PT Notes An electronic memo produced by the California Physical Therapy Association SB 924, Consumer Direct Access to Physical Therapist Services, PASSED out of the Senate Committee on Business, Professions, and Economic Development with five yes votes, two no votes and two abstentions. Next stop is the Senate Appropriations Committee. It should be heard [...]
To our patients, we need your help!
March 3rd, 2011One of the most urgent issues facing the physical therapy profession and consumer protection is Physician-Owned Physical Therapy Practices (POPTS), which allows physicians to profit from referring patients to physical therapy services owned by the doctors. AB 783 would override current state law (Moscone-Knox Act) preventing physician corporations from employing physical therapists and referring patients to their [...]
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