13 Doc2 voice and purpose

For my doc 2 I'm going to be writing about how direct access should be allowed at the federal level instead of just the state level. Most states already allow you to do this, but only for a certain amount of days before you will need a referral from an MD. The purpose of my speech is to show that the federal government should allow patients to just see a physical therapist without needing a referral from a doctor for as long as they need to. My voice in this will be helped from testimonies from various physical therapists in the field who have been asking for this for years. They say that it is in both parties' best interest to allow patients to choose for themselves whether or not to go to a doctor first to receive a referral. Using these testimonies will increase my credibility and further the overall goal of my paper. To make sure that my own voice stands out however, I will mention how I have had to go through physical therapy, and how much extra it cost having to see a doctor, only to be then told to see a physical therapist, which I knew was inevitable anyways. This personal experience will help show my reasons for wanting this to be changed.