HR 1517 · in committee · significant

Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025

What this bill does

Medicare will pay physical therapists for services provided by other physical therapists in temporary arrangements nationwide.
Physical therapists and Medicare patients seeking physical therapy services are affected.
The change removes geographic restrictions on payment, effective upon passage.

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Community Threads

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How would removing geographic restrictions on Medicare payment for temporary physical therapy arrangements affect access in rural versus urban areas?
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What safeguards would ensure quality of care when Medicare pays for physical therapy services delivered through temporary arrangements across state lines?
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How might this change impact wait times and out-of-pocket costs for Medicare patients currently unable to access local physical therapy services?

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Sponsor · R-FL-12

Gus M. Bilirakis

Citizen cosponsors

In Congress

63/ 435

House Reps cosponsoring

Introduced 2025-02-24

Joining the bill

+ 51 more

Legislative timeline

2025-02-24 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-02-24 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-02-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

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