HR 5621 · in committee · major
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2025
- healthcare
What this bill does
- Adds physical therapists to the National Health Service Corps and expands Medicare coverage for physical therapy services.
- Affects physical therapists, Medicare patients, rural health clinics, and federally qualified health centers.
- Increases FY2025 funding for the corps and includes student loan repayment for participating physical therapists.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might adding physical therapists to the National Health Service Corps affect healthcare access in rural areas compared to current staffing levels?
- 02
What are the potential costs to Medicare if coverage for physical therapy services expands, and how does this compare to savings from preventing other medical complications?
- 03
Which groups of Medicare patients would benefit most from expanded physical therapy coverage, and are there concerns about overutilization or appropriate care standards?
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Sponsor · D-CO-1
Diana DeGette
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
21/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-09-30
Joining the bill
H. Morgan Griffith
R-VA-9 · original
Deborah K. Ross
D-NC-2
Chrissy Houlahan
D-PA-6
Lloyd Doggett
D-TX-37
Eleanor Holmes Norton
D-DC
Josh Harder
D-CA-9
Don Bacon
R-NE-2
Angie Craig
D-MN-2
Mike Quigley
D-IL-5
Steve Cohen
D-TN-9
André Carson
D-IN-7
Paul Tonko
D-NY-20
+ 9 more
Legislative timeline
2025-09-30 · 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.
2025-09-30 · 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.
2025-09-30 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-09-30 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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