….it’s Back! Please take the time to read and respond to the following message from the AARC VP of External Affairs and fellow NYSSRC member Sheri Tooley: Greeting Colleagues! It’s that time of year again and we will soon be in Washington DC to lobby. I am asking you to help the RT profession, and […]
We need your help in order to help our respiratory patients! In compliance with certain statutory requirements, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently adjusted payment rates for durable medical equipment in non-competitive bid/rural areas based on competitive bid pricing, resulting in significant reductions which are impacting Medicare beneficiary access to needed
On April 4, the AARC once again ‘Stormed the Hill’ to visit Congress and talk about issues important to our profession. NYSSRC representatives were successful in securing several meetings with NY congressmen. The focus of these meetings was to include respiratory therapists in any Telehealth bill considered by Congress this year and to convey our value
The following information is reported from our Government Affairs Committee following the most recent State Education Department Respiratory Therapy Board meeting in NYC on September 22. Legislators and Gov. Andrew Cuomo appear to have reached an agreement on a bill that expands the scope of practice for advanced home health aides, a measure that has
