Legislative Wins
Prior Auth Reform Coverage for Prostheses Noncompete & Conflict of Interest Our Priorities and Your Voice Prior Auth Reform House Bill 932 and Senate Bill 791 – Health Insurance – Utilization Review – Revisions The bill takes effect July 1, 2024, and includes a number of key studies to assess the positive impacts of the […]
UnitedHealth Group Updates for Providers
[Last updated: March 27] APTA began communication with UnitedHealth Group as soon as it was announced that their subsidiary Change Healthcare was breached, creating ongoing patient access problems, shut down claims processes, and prevented payment BEYOND pharmacy claims as the original announcement (2/22/24) received was focused on a breach primarily related to pharmacy claims. APTA […]
APTAMD’s Prior Authorization Reform Bill
APTAMD is part of a coalition that has drafted new legislation to address administrative burden and delays with prior authorizations. Health Insurance – Utilization Review – Revisions (SB791 |HB0932) Status– Both hearing were held in February. We should have an update late March 2024.– Over 200 APTAMD members joined us for advocacy day on Feb. 7th to […]
Student Leadership: My Journey
It’s been almost 10 years since I was first introduced to APTA’s House of Delegates (HoD) and I hope to inspire students to be engaged 10 years from now. Contact me: delegation@apta.org. My name is Mike Ukoha. I have been a PT for Fox Rehabilitation with a focus in the neuro and geriatric client population for […]
APTA Maryland Get 100% Membership Challenge
Can Your Company Reach 100%? You Save $ and Make an Impact! It’s easy to get involved — after all employees are APTA/APTAMD members, just submit this entry form with a list of all the PTs and PTAs in your company or PT/A program in alphabetical order and APTA Maryland will do the rest. Plus, […]
FREE Courses for Members
Every Spring, APTAMD hosts free educational programming for members at our Spring Mini CSM, just in time for license renewal. We are very Thank-Full for our members!
New On Demand Courses in 2024
Free for Members With APTAMD, your membership dues can cover your continuing education requirement for license renewal through our on demand catalog, free spring meeting courses, and discounted registration for our annual conference. A passing score of 80% is required. Non Members can Purchase the Full Catalog for $200 Full Catalog: twenty six (2.6) CEUs. Pediatric Coma […]
Advocacy App
Advocacy doesn’t get easier than this! Members and nonmembers can send prewritten messages to their legislators with a few screen taps, view talking points on legislative issues, and find their legislators. You can even donate to the Maryland PT-PAC from the app. Search “APTA Advocacy” in your Apple or Google app stores. This powerful advocacy […]
APTAMD Prior Authorization Legislation
This is what APTAMD does best. We advocate to protect the PT profession, practice and patients. Join us Feb 7 in Annapolis -without your voices and participation prior auth reform doesn’t happen. APTAMD and 56 other health occupations have drafted legislation with insurers to reduce delays and administrative burden. We will have a bill number […]
Practice Updates – New and Notable
NEW Resources for Clinicians: User-guides for different screening tools and outcome measures recommended by newer clinical practice guidelines have been developed. Open the links below to learn more: Ankle Stability and Movement Coordination Impairments: Lateral Ankle Ligament Sprains Revision New article in PTJ looks at the efficacy of PT interventions for cervicogenic headache: Physical Therapist Interventions […]