[pt2025] Call to Action!

[Eubanks, Bridget R]

Good morning,

I'm sure many of you have seen the APTA Call to Action due to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Cuts. The following is applicable information for all (faculty, staff, students, patients, community members, any stakeholders in PT):

Please take a moment to either call your House of Representatives member or submit an online message and urge them to include legislative language to reverse the 2.8% fee schedule payment cut that became effective Jan. 1.

You can find your representative's phone number by going to house.gov and entering your ZIP code. You can use the following script that is also found on the APTA Patient Action Center:


Sample Phone Script

My name is (YOUR NAME) and I live in (YOUR CITY). As a constituent and a health care provider, I am deeply concerned that the 2.8% Medicare provider cut that occurred on January 1 is not addressed in the House continuing resolution legislative package. I ask you to vote No on the continuing resolution unless a reversal of the Medicare provider cuts is included.



Physical therapy clinics are at the breaking point after five years of reduced reimbursement and not receiving an inflationary update during this period. Medicare beneficiaries' access to care diminishes each year this continues.



This is a critical time for the House of Representatives to advocate for reversing payment cuts to Medicare providers to maintain access to care for our patients and keep our clinics open.



Thank you for your for your consideration.


What to Expect When You Call:

  *   A legislative staffer or intern will usually answer the phone. State your name, where you live, and share your message. Keep it local as much as possible.
  *   Be sure to leave your contact information.
  *   If you don't get an answer, leave a voicemail and call again in about an hour. Keep trying until you can connect.
  *   These staff members are used to handling calls like this and will make note of your message.

While phone calls (and actually speaking to a person vs. leaving a voicemail) are preferable, if you don't have time to call, it takes 2 seconds to send an online message (the message is pre-populated). You can do that here: https://www.apta.org/advocacy/take-action/patient-action-center

A vote by the full U.S. House could come as early as Monday night, so please take a few minutes to make your call or send your message. You are encouraged to ask others to call their legislators, too. You do not have to be a physical therapist to call/message.


Thank you for advocating for our patients and profession,
Dr. Eubanks

Bridget Eubanks, PT, DPT, PhD
Director of Clinical Education & Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Therapy
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist, Certified Brain Injury Specialist

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