We're making noise on Capitol Hill. Now it's time to take the fight to Medicare.

APTA is calling on all PTs, PTAs, and physical therapy students to contact Medicare (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) to fight the proposed 9% cut in payment for physical therapy services that is scheduled to begin on Jan. 1.

The deadline to voice your opposition is Oct. 5. That's less than one week away. It's critical to lend your support to this effort. We've made it easy — using our prewritten letter, it only takes about 60 seconds to make your voice heard.

We must act now. At this point, fewer than 15,000 individuals have written to Medicare to oppose the payment reduction. That may sound like a big number, but for Medicare, it's not.

We're planning a major, one-day push on Oct. 1 to generate as many messages to Medicare as possible, and we're kicking off the effort with a virtual rally on Sept. 30. Join us to learn why it's so important we contact Medicare — and get others to do the same.

Watch this two minute video that sets the stage for our effort.

How to Contact Medicare: Use our Patient Action Center to contact Medicare. Just follow the instructions.

Make our profession visible. Make your presence known. Tell Medicare to stop the cut.