Thanks to everyone who participated in the June 24 Virtual Rally on Health Care Reform. Now it’s time to take action! APTA members and nonmembers can use the links in the top-right corner of this page to send a personalized message to their representatives in Congress.

Let your voice be heard. Join the debate on national health care reform. Help APTA in our goals to ensure that rehabilitation is an essential element of the benefits package and that it’s provided by only those health care professionals who are expertly trained and licensed to do so. Urge for the elimination of existing payment policies that impede patient access to physical therapists. Join our efforts to ensure that post-acute care “bundling” of rehabilitation services doesn’t restrict patient choice and access to physical therapist treatment.

This is a crucial moment in the health care debate. Don’t wait to find out what happens. Take action!

Thank you for joining APTA and your colleagues from across the country to help the profession make an impact in the national health care reform debate. During the “Virtual Rally on Healthcare Reform,” you’ll have a chance to hear from APTA leaders about the association’s efforts to date on health care reform, as well as lobby your legislators on issues important to the physical therapy profession. And you can do this all from the comfort of your own home or office via your computer. The rally is free and open to everyone.

One very interesting aspect of the rally will be a “townhall” style session where participants can ask questions about health care reform and APTA’s role in the debate. What types of questions do you have about health care reform? After the town hall discussion, we’d love to hear them via this blog.

I hope you enjoy the rally. Together we can make a difference.