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NDIS Funding Review Sparks Concerns over Access to Physiotherapy Services

AUSTRALIA, JUN 23 – Cuts to therapy rates and travel reimbursements for allied health providers risk forcing service withdrawals in rural Australia, with 34% of providers operating at a loss, reports say.

  • On July 1, the NDIA implemented funding cuts to travel and therapy costs, prompting criticism from regional advocates McCormack and Tegen.
  • The NDIA's 2024/25 Pricing Review aimed to improve NDIS sustainability, finding therapy prices up to 68% above market and aligning costs with Medicare and private schemes.
  • NDIA's 2025 pricing changes cut physiotherapy rates by $10, halved travel reimbursements, removed some rural loadings, and froze allied health prices, impacting rural service viability.
  • Rural providers warn they may withdraw services as clinicians face reduced funding, risking vital therapy loss for regional participants.
  • More broadly, these funding cuts risk widening urban–rural disparities, with virtual services likely to increase amid petitions urging urgent policy review.
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Ricardo Raul Benedetti broke the news in on Monday, June 23, 2025.
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