New Report Shows Thousands of Physical Therapists Left the Workforce in 2021
About 22,000 physical therapists left the healthcare workforce in 2021, according to a new report from Definitive Healthcare. This trend represents yet another example of America’s worsening healthcare workforce shortage. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts about 15,400 openings for physical therapists each year, on average, over the next decade. Many of those openings result…
Letter from Bipartisan Senate Lawmakers Urges Leadership to Act on Medicare Payment Cuts
A bipartisan coalition of over 50 Senators co-signed a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Tuesday, November 2nd, urging quick and decisive action to mitigate financial insecurity caused by recently-finalized Medicare physician payment cuts planned for next year. Physicians and experts say that these cuts will…