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Jennifer Aniston’s PT and more in this month’s “Good Stuff” Source: APTA Feed The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in Local News, July 2017

The march toward value-based payment models may be on, but that doesn’t mean everyone’s moving in lockstep—or even moving at all.   Source: APTA Feed Survey Reveals Differences in Readiness for Payment Reform Among Large Health Care Organizations

July 18, 2017: A National Academies report on pain treatment says more needs to be done to support nonpharmacological approaches. Source: APTA Feed New National Academies Report on Pain Management and Opioids Recommends More Public Education, Reimbursement Models Supporting Nondrug ...

2018 fee schedule proposal: no cuts. And even a few increases. Source: APTA Feed Proposed Medicare Fee Schedule Maintains—and Sometimes Increases—Payment for Codes Related to Physical Therapy

CMS wants to allow payment for outpatient TKA. Source: APTA Feed Proposed Medicare Outpatient Payment Rule Allows Payment for TKA in Outpatient Settings, Increases Overall Payment by 2%

APTA position is that the newest version of the Senate’s bill to repeal and replace the ACA contains many of the same problems as the earlier version. Source: APTA Feed New Version of Senate Health Care Bill Remains Problematic for ...

The proposed 2018 Medicare physician fee schedule released today by CMS includes some positive news for PTs. Source: APTA Feed Payment Cuts Avoided in Proposed 2018 Physician Fee Schedule

Hundreds of high-quality professional photos from the 2017 NEXT Conference and Exposition are now available online. Source: APTA Feed Photos From NEXT 2017 Now Available

CDC Acting Director: The 2015 per capita prescription opioid rates are enough for “every American [to] be medicated around the clock for 3 weeks.” Source: APTA Feed The Good With the Bad: Reports Show a Drop in Opioid Prescriptions and ...

From PTJ: When it comes to rehabilitation of individuals with nontraumatic knee pain, it really is a case of “the sooner the better.” Source: APTA Feed From PTJ: For Patients With Nontraumatic Knee Pain, Early Rehabilitation Lowers Odds of Later ...