Morning Consult: Vast Majority of Older Americans Are Worried About Falling and Urge Congress to Expand Access to Fall Prevention Services
87% of older Americans support the bipartisan Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly (SAFE) Act to expand Medicare beneficiaries’ access to comprehensive falls risk assessment and prevention services at no cost to patients. - June 24, 2024
Physical Therapy Leaders Applaud Introduction of Bipartisan SAFE Act to Prevent Senior Falls
Introduced by Reps. Miller and Stansbury, the Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly (SAFE) Act aims to increase access to preventative care and reduce dangerous falls among America’s Medicare patients. - March 13, 2024
APTQI Joins More Than 100 Organizations on Letter to Congressional Leadership Urging Action to Address Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Cuts
Medicare again proposed deep, across-the-board payment cuts to physical, occupational, and speech therapy services despite broad opposition from lawmakers and healthcare stakeholders - July 28, 2022
Continued Cuts to Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Frustrate Physical Therapy Leaders, Underscore Need for Congress to Act
CY2023 Proposed MPFS Rule again calls for payment cuts to physical, occupational, and speech therapy despite a long history of harmful cuts amidst increased patient need - July 11, 2022