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Jul 2025
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July Advocacy Roundup: APTA Efforts Pay ...

AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
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In this episode, Alice Bell, PT, DPT, senior specialist, health policy and payment, is joined by Wanda Evans, PT, DPT, MHS, senior specialist, health policy and payment, to discuss how APTA advocacy led to Aetna’s decision to provide unrestricted direct access to physical therapist services. Bell and Evans recap the almost decade’s worth of effort by APTA st ... Show More
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