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Alice Bell, PT, DPT

Alice Bell, PT, DPT

Sr. Specialist, Health Policy and Payment

Alice Bell, PT, DPT, is a senior specialist in health policy and payment at APTA, a role she has held since joining the association in 2016. Her duties include engaging with commercial payers to advocate for positive physical therapy policies and address member issues and challenges, representing APTA on public and private workgroups to advocate for physical therapy, developing member resources related to payment and advancing opportunities for physical therapists in alternative payment models and quality payment programs. Alice received a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from Northeastern University in Boston, MA, and a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Montana. Her professional activities include serving on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Technical Expert Panels, APTA staff representative to the Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC), APTA appointee to the NDHI Opioid Crisis Workgroup, National Quality Partnership Opioid Stewardship Action Team, and the National Quality Partnership Opioid Stewardship Steering Committee, member of the National Quality Partnership Leadership Consortium, APTA representative to the National Quality Forum Measure Applications Partnership for Post-Acute and Long Term Care, APTA representative to the MACRA Wave 4 Low Back Pain Cost Measure workgroup, and member of the Battelle Partnership for Quality Improvement Cost and Efficiency Workgroup. Most recently Alice was appointed to the American Institutes for Research®️ (AIR), Functional Assessment Expert Workgroup. Dr. Bell works with public and private payers to promote policy changes to support the delivery of physical therapy. Dr. Bell is engaged in value based and alternative payment model development and clinical innovations in integrating digital health into the practice of physical therapy.

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  • Contains 2 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 11/12/2026 at 2:30 PM (EST)

    (LMS-Regulatory-Nov-2026) In its Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Updates series, APTA's Health Policy and Payment team will provide an overview of the most significant and impactful federal regulatory and commercial payer policy updates in 2026; this session will cover developments between October and November.

  • Contains 2 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 10/08/2026 at 2:30 PM (EDT)

    (LMS-Regulatory-July-August-2026) In its Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Updates series, APTA's Health Policy and Payment team will provide an overview of the most significant and impactful federal regulatory and commercial payer policy updates in 2026; this session will cover developments between September and October.

  • Contains 5 Component(s), Includes Credits Includes a Live In-Person Event on 08/21/2026 at 1:00 PM (EDT)

    (2026_MasterC_RTM) This dynamic, interactive course demystifies Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) and equips clinicians with the clarity, confidence, and practical skills to integrate it into modern physical therapy practice.

  • Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Includes a Live Web Event on 08/06/2026 at 2:30 PM (EDT)

    (LMS-Regulatory-July-August-2026) In its Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Updates series, APTA's Health Policy and Payment team will provide an overview of the most significant and impactful federal regulatory and commercial payer policy updates in 2026; this session will cover developments between July and August.

  • Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits

    (LMS-Regulatory-May-Jun-2026) In its Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Updates series, APTA's Health Policy and Payment team will provide an overview of the most significant and impactful federal regulatory and commercial payer policy updates in 2026; this session will cover developments between May and June.

  • Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits

    (LMS-Regulatory-Jan-April-2026) In its Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Updates series, APTA's Health Policy and Payment team will provide an overview of the most significant and impactful federal regulatory and commercial payer policy updates in 2026; this session will cover developments between January and April.

  • Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits

    (LMS-Regulatory-Oct-Nov-2025) In its Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Updates series, APTA's Health Policy and Payment team will provide an overview of the most significant and impactful federal regulatory and commercial payer policy updates in 2025; this session will cover developments between October and November.

  • Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits

    (LMS-Regulatory-Sep-Oct-2025) In its Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Updates series, APTA's Health Policy and Payment team will provide an overview of the most significant and impactful federal regulatory and commercial payer policy updates in 2025; this session will cover developments between September and October.

  • Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits

    (LMS-Regulatory-Jul-Aug-2025) In its Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Updates series, APTA's Health Policy and Payment team will provide an overview of the most significant and impactful federal regulatory and commercial payer policy updates in 2025; this session will cover developments between July and August.

  • Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits

    (LMS-Regulatory-May-Jun-2025) In its Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Updates series, APTA's Health Policy and Payment team will provide an overview of the most significant and impactful federal regulatory and commercial payer policy updates in 2025; this session will cover developments between May and June.

  • Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits

    (LMS-Regulatory-Jan-Apr-2025) In its Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Updates series, APTA's Health Policy and Payment team will provide an overview of the most significant and impactful federal regulatory and commercial payer policy updates in 2025; this session will cover developments between January and April.

  • Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits

    (LMS-Regulatory-Oct-Nov-2024) In its Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Updates series, APTA's Health Policy and Payment team will provide an overview of the most significant and impactful federal regulatory and commercial payer policy updates in 2024; this session will cover developments between October and November.

  • Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits

    (LMS-Regulatory-Aug-Oct-2024) In its Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Updates series, APTA's Health Policy and Payment team will provide an overview of the most significant and impactful federal regulatory and commercial payer policy updates in 2024; this session will cover developments between August and October.

  • Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits

    (LMS-Regulatory-Jun-Aug-2024) In its Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Updates series, APTA's Health Policy and Payment team will provide an overview of the most significant and impactful federal regulatory and commercial payer policy updates in 2024; this session will cover developments between June and August.

  • Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits

    (LMS-Regulatory-Apr-Jun-2024) In its Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Updates series, APTA's Health Policy and Payment team will provide an overview of the most significant and impactful federal regulatory and commercial payer policy updates in 2024; this session will cover developments between April and June.

  • Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits

    (LMS-Regulatory-Jan-Apr-2024) In its Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Updates series, APTA's Health Policy and Payment team will provide an overview of the most significant and impactful federal regulatory and commercial payer policy updates in 2024; this session will cover developments between January and April.

  • Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits

    (LMS-Regulatory-Nov-Dec-2023) In its Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Updates series, APTA's Health Policy and Payment team will provide an overview of the most significant and impactful federal regulatory and commercial payer policy updates in 2023; this session will cover developments between November and December.

    • Register
      • Non-Member - $119
      • PT Member - Free!
      • PTA Member - Free!
      • Student - Free!
      • Post-Professional Student - Free!
      • APTA Staff - Free!
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  • Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits

    (Physician-Fee-Schedule-Final-Rule-2024) This recorded webinar provides learners with an overview of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule.

  • Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits

    (LMS-Regulatory-Sep-Oct-2023) In its Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Updates series, APTA's Health Policy and Payment team will provide an overview of the most significant and impactful federal regulatory and commercial payer policy updates in 2023; this session will cover developments between September and October.

    • Register
      • Non-Member - $119
      • PT Member - Free!
      • PTA Member - Free!
      • Student - Free!
      • Post-Professional Student - Free!
      • APTA Staff - Free!
    • More Information
  • Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits

    (LMS-Regulatory-May-Jun-2023) In its Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Updates series, APTA's Health Policy and Payment team will provide an overview of the most significant and impactful federal regulatory and commercial payer policy updates in 2023; this session will cover developments between May and June.

    • Register
      • Non-Member - $119
      • PT Member - Free!
      • PTA Member - Free!
      • Student - Free!
      • Post-Professional Student - Free!
      • APTA Staff - Free!
    • More Information