VPTA Sends Over 50 Members to Lobby on Capitol Hill Day!
On June 9, over 50 physical therapists, physical therapist assistants and students of physical therapy lobbied for change on Capitol Hill. Members sought to communicate their message to Congress that the physical therapy cap should be repealed permanently, and that physical therapists should be added to the National Health Service Corps for the purpose of student loan repayment and meeting the therapy needs of the underserved. Should it pass, the second bill would keep more physical therapists working in the rural areas of Virginia, rather than seeking higher paying jobs in large cities. A third bill, H.R. 469 - The Protecting Student Athletes from Concussion Act, had only been introduced in the House and had no Senate counterpart.
Congratulations to Rita Wong, PT, EdD and the group who visited the office of Jim Moran (VA-8). Representative Moran becomes one of the eleven NEW co-sponsors of the NHSC Student Loan Repayment bill and one of four NEW co-sponsors of H.R. 469, the Concussions Act. However, he has NOT signed on to support the Medicare Cap Repeal. Look for a full article in the Fall Issue of the Virginian.
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