APTA Colorado's Latest Blogs 

At APTA Colorado, our goal is to advance the practice of physical therapy in our state through advocacy, education, and connection. To keep you updated on the latest efforts across these areas of focus, we are excited to announce the launch of our new members only blog. Explore our posts below or visit the APTA Colorado website to read all available posts. The blog will be updated regularly, so be sure to check back soon for new posts! 

Latest Blog:

  • June 9 - 2022 Colorado Legislative Session Wrap-Up

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Lisa VanHoose, PT, PhD, MPH, fellow of the American Academy of Physical Therapy and Catherine Worthingham fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association, will deliver the third Lynda D. Woodruff Lecture on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Physical Therapy on June 16, 2022, at 6 p.m. ET.

Click here for more information and to stream the lecture! 

 

Lawmakers Focus on Prevention, Cures to Curb US Health Insurance Costs

The Hill | By Paige Kupas
 
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) discussed their differing visions for an improved health care system on Wednesday, with the Democrat focusing largely on prevention and the Republican on breakthroughs in cures. 
 
Schweikert told The Hill’s Steve Clemons that shifting the system from the current “maintenance model” to a “curative model” would eventually reduce health care needs and bring costs down for the insurance industry. 
 
“Maybe instead of spending our money in a maintenance model, it’s now time to say that we as Americans are going to fixate on the curative model because that has the long-term benefit of crashing health care spending,” he said at The Hill’s “Closing the Gaps in Health Insurance” event. 
 
“And it is shocking the lack of embracing of that idea around here because it blows up much of the health care business model,” he added.
 
Some 60 percent of Americans report skipping or delaying treatment because out-of-pocket costs are too high, according to a poll commissioned by Consumers for Quality Care, which sponsored Wednesday’s event. 
 
Schweikert noted that people with chronic diseases represented the majority of health care spending in the country, meaning that finding cures for diseases such as diabetes would create disproportionate savings in the system. 
 
The co-chairman of the Congressional Telehealth Caucus also said that expanding at-home access to medical technologies could lower health care costs. 

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NIHCM Foundation COVID-19 Updates

The U.S. is entering the third summer of the pandemic, the sixth wave of COVID, and many people  are getting sick for the first time. Cases are six times higher than last summer, fortunately, hospitalizations remain in check. In addition, people are likely to get COVID multiple times. See the latest developments on the pandemic:

  • New Vaccine: The Food and Drug Administration met Tuesday and endorsed the Novavax shot. This vaccine was developed using decades-old technology and is an important option for those who are unable to take an mRNA vaccine.

Long COVID: CDC study suggests that more than one in five adult COVID survivors in the U.S. may develop long COVID. Many want to know whether they have long COVID and there are more than 200 symptoms of the condition.

 

Memory Loss and Brain Health Resources for Veterans and Caregivers

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. An entire section of www.va.gov/Geriatrics is devoted to Mental Health, Memory Loss and Brain Health information for Veterans, their families and caregivers:

To learn more visit www.va.gov/Geriatrics.

 
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