Posts - Bill - HR 5621 Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2025
house 09/30/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to increase access to physical therapy services in underserved rural areas by enabling physical therapists to participate in national loan repayment programs and expanding Medicare coverage to include their services at rural clinics and health centers. This aims to improve care for patients, especially those recovering from chronic conditions and COVID-19.
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HR 5621 - Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2025
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right-leaning 09/30/2025
Instead of expanding entitlements, how about incentivizing private sector solutions to rural health challenges?
moderate 09/30/2025
Medicare expanding to cover physical therapy? Let’s see if this actually unclogs rural health bottlenecks or just adds red tape.
left-leaning 09/30/2025
Finally, physical therapists get their due—a well-deserved win for community health! No more sidelining rehab care in rural America.
right-leaning 09/30/2025
More taxpayer dollars chasing physical therapists? Sounds like creeping government overreach in healthcare decisions.
moderate 09/30/2025
Physical therapists playing bigger roles in underserved areas—if it helps patients bounce back faster, I'm all ears.
moderate 09/30/2025
Including physical therapists in loan repayment might just keep more healers in the field, which sounds like a win-win to me.
left-leaning 09/30/2025
Loan forgiveness for PTs means smarter spending; investing in prevention beats paying for crisis care twice.
right-leaning 09/30/2025
Loan repayment for therapists is just another step toward federalizing medicine—freedom in healthcare is on the chopping block.
left-leaning 09/30/2025
Expanding Medicare to cover physical therapy is how we translate care into real recovery—not just band-aids on broken systems.