Medicare Patient Choice Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 7
- Latest action
- Jun 26, 2025
What it does
The Medicare Patient Choice Act would amend the Social Security Act to allow Medicare beneficiaries to freely choose their physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and chiropractors for covered services. It expands the definition of eligible providers in Medicare by adding therapists and qualified audiologists to the list of practitioners beneficiaries can select, replacing references to only physicians or practitioners in multiple sections of the law. The bill aims to increase patient autonomy in accessing rehabilitation and related health services under Medicare.
No official summary is available here. This one was written by AI from the bill’s text.
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.