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Thursday, June 19, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Aetna Updates PT Policy to Provide Unrestricted Direct Access » News from APTA: We're pleased to share that Aetna has updated its physical therapy policy to prov...
Thursday, August 22, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Focus on Preventing Falls » September is Falls Prevention and Awareness Month! Learn how you and your loved ones can avoid falls and injury.&nbs...
Monday, August 28, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Direct Access now in Effect! » Direct Access in MO Now in Effect! Today, August 28th, 2023, is the day patients can finally being accessing care from...
Friday, February 24, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Ann Fick selected to give Linda Crane Lecture at CSM » APTA MO member Ann Fick was recently selected to give the Linda Crane Lecture at CSM in San Diego. She was j...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Washington University PT Program Receives APTA Minority Initiatives Award » Washington University PT Program Receives APTA Minority Initiatives Award! Washington University's PT Program has...
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Ann W. Fick, PT, DPT, MS to Receive Lucy Blair Service Award » Congratulations to Dr. Ann Fick , the Director of Clinical Education for PT Program at Maryville University. ...
Saturday, April 23, 2022 Dr. Shirley Sahrmann - Keynote Presenter at the 2022 APTA MO Spring Meeting » Dr. Shirley Sahrmann served as the keynote speaker for APTA MO's 2022 Spring Conference on Saturday, April 23. Sahrm...
Thursday, October 7, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Paula Burnett, PT, Honored at SLU » PAULA BURNETT, PT, honored at 2021 SLU Program in Physical Therapy Class of 2024 White Coat Ceremony Saint Lo...
Monday, September 20, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Summit Strength Physical Therapy is Celebrating 20 Years of One-on-One Therapy! » Summit Strength Physical Therapy is Celebrating 20 Years of One-on-One Therap y! (Lee’s Summit, MO – September...
Monday, January 25, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) 100 Years of Physical Therapy: Where have we been, and where are we going? » If you missed the special presentation by Dr. Shirley Sahrmann on January 15th - you missed a GREAT Zoom! Luckily, the...
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 Congratulations to Gerti Motavalli, Teresa Briedwell, and Cheryl Caldwell! » APTA Missouri is extremely proud to introduce the winners of the 2020 Outstanding Service Awards: ...
Thursday, November 14, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Go Gerti! Making breakthroughs. Making a difference! » Spina bifida and e-stim: Gerti Motavalli, PT , outlines the benefits she has observed in using electrical stimula...
Thursday, February 28, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Ask YOUR Senator to Support PT Direct Access » MPTA Members: Please pass along the information below to family, friends, and patients, asking them to contact their Mi...
Friday, January 11, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Do you know your legislators - and do they know you? » The 100th Legislative Assembly began on January 9th, 2019. It is sure to be a busy session for MPTA as Rep. David Gr...
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Briedwell to be Honored by FSBPT » We are excited to announce that Teresa Briedwell, PT, DPT, OCS, will be honored by the Federation of State Board...
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) PTs and PTAs Screen Special Olympics Athletes at the 50th State Summer Games » Several PTs, a PTA, an OT, and students from Missouri State University and Southwest Baptist University voluntee...
Thursday, May 31, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) New Medicare Beneficiary Identifier - please read » Update from Paula Burnett, MPTA Payment Chair: Patients who have Medicare or Managed Me...
Wednesday, January 3, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) APTA Efforts to Fix Therapy Cap » From: Dena Kilgore, CAE Subject: APTA Efforts to Fix Therapy Cap APTA Component Leaders, As you a...
Monday, December 11, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) MPTA Visits MU PT Program » On Friday, December 8th the University of Missouri - Columbia hosted MPTA for a panel to discuss hot topics in t...
Monday, December 11, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Proposed Rule Update » 20 CSR 2150-3.040 - Licensing by Reciprocity-Physical Therapists (Click Here)PDF Document During...
Monday, December 11, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Paula Burnett Receives the Helen May Bradley Achievement Award » We are proud to announce that MPTA Past President, Paula Burnett, received the Helen May Bradley Achievement A...
Wednesday, November 22, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: 4 Things to Do Now That the 2018 Fee Schedule Is Out » 4 Things to Do Now That the 2018 Fee Schedule Is Out By now, most physical therapists (PTs) have heard the news: the...
Friday, November 10, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Conference Committee Accepts PTAs into TRICARE » This week, the House and Senate Armed Services Committees reached an agreement on the National Defense Authorization Act,...
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Alert on Essential Health Benefits » Alert on Essential Health Benefits From: Dena Kilgore, CAE Subject: Alert on Essential Health Benefits ...
Thursday, September 21, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Senate Passes NDAA with PTA Inclusion in TRICARE » Senate Passes NDAA with PTA Inclusion in TRICARE On September 18 th , the Senate passed its version...
Monday, September 18, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Josh Karnowski slated for APTA Student Assembly Nominating Committee » Congratulations to Josh Karnowski on being slated for the APTA Student Assembly Nominating Committee. Elections will be in...
Monday, September 18, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Chris Marsh Receives APTA State Legislative Commitment Award » MPTA Member Chris Marsh Receives APTA State Legislative Leadership Award We are proud to announce that MPTA m...
Monday, July 17, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Governor Greitens Signs SB 139 - PTA Supervision » SB 139 has been signed into law by Governor Greitens. SB 139 contains one of MPTA’s legislative priorities for the 2...
Thursday, July 6, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Watch for release of 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule » CY 2018 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule : The release of the 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule is ex...
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Physical Therapy Licensure Compact Established After 10th State Signed » Tenth State Signed! Physical Therapy Licensure Compact Established...
Monday, April 24, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) New APTA Resources Could Help With Student Debt » New APTA Resources Could Help With Student Debt Now available to members: the APTA Financial Solu...
Thursday, April 6, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) APTA Offers Incentives to Join for #APTA100K Campaign » APTA Offers Incentives to Join for #APTA100K Campaign APTA is making an aggressive push to get to 100,...
Sunday, March 26, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Comparative Billing Reports Webinar - March 29th » CMS Sends Out Comparative Billing Reports to PTs in Private Practice The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Se...
Thursday, December 22, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) New Evaluation Codes Train-the-Trainer slide deck » The train-the-trainer slide deck is designed to help component leaders teach the new evaluation and reevaluation...
Monday, December 12, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Check out the therapy code updates for '17 from Medicare » Therapy_code_updates_from_Me.pdf
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