Urge Your Lawmakers to Support the SAFE Act

Across America, more than 14 million, or 1 in 4 older adults, report falling every year. As a result, falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries among older adults. Total Medicare spending attributable to non-fatal older adult falls is approximately $53.3 billion per year, and that figure is growing. It’s time for Congress to act.

Physical therapy helps seniors avoid falls, reduce pain, and improve their overall wellbeing and quality of life. Data show older Americans who utilize physical therapy are less likely to visit the emergency room or be hospitalized; they are also less likely to use opioid-based drugs for pain. Preventing falls not only helps seniors stay healthy, but it also significantly reduces healthcare spending.

To reduce costly and dangerous falls among older Americans, the solution is simple: increase access to falls risk assessments.

The Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly (SAFE) Act (S. 2612/H.R. 1171) would allow falls experts – physical and occupational therapists – to complete a falls risk assessment on patients as part of their Medicare annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical exam at no cost to the patient.

According to estimates, the SAFE Act would produce potential Medicare savings of $524 million over ten years – and potentially more by preventing costly hospitalizations and related health expenditures.

Please ask your lawmaker in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to co-sponsor the SAFE Act (S. 2612/H.R. 1171). This legislation will improve access to preventative care, reduce healthcare costs, and lead to better healthcare outcomes for aging Americans.

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