New Member Benefit a One-Stop-Shop for Prior Authorization, UM Advocacy Tools

APTA and the Private Practice Section have collaborated to create SPARC — the State Payer Advocacy Resource Center.

If you've crossed paths with prior authorization and other utilization management systems, you know that they're practically the definition of "administrative burden" — hours-long telephone waits that lead to dead ends, repeated jumps through hoops for incremental approvals, frustrating delays in authorizations that impede care, and more.

For the sake of the patients we serve, the physical therapy profession needs to push back, both in terms of providing needed care right now and paving the way for systemic change in the future. APTA and the Private Practice Section offer a unique collection of resources to help you do just that.

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