A Student’s Perspective of the AARC House of Delegates Meeting Indianapolis, Indiana On October 2nd and 3rd I attended the AARC’s fall/winter House of Delegates meeting as a student representative from New York in Indianapolis IN. I am currently a senior in SUNY Stony Brook’s Respiratory Care Program. Attending the Continue Reading →
The AARC House of Delegates convened in Indianapolis just prior to last month’s AARC International Congress. Our NYSSRC Delegates Claire Aloan and Steve Smith were in attendance and extremely active in discussions aimed at elevating our profession. They were joined by a couple of special guests as well. Andrew Pelletier, Continue Reading →
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 Continue Reading →
Students join us Friday, May 6 for a Professional Development Day at the Borough of Manhattan Community College. Guest lecturers include Frank Salvatore, AARC President; Sheri Tooley, NYSSRC Delegate; Stephen G. Smith, Past Chair & Extended Member, New York State Board for Respiratory Therapy and NYSSRC, Regional Director, Long Island Region; Lisa Continue Reading →
The Medicare Telehealth Parity Act has been reintroduced in Congress with the bill number H.R. 2948. This past spring over 120 respiratory therapists from around the country, including those who represent the Political Advocacy Contact Team (PACT) from your state, descended on Washington D.C. These respiratory therapists came to lobby Continue Reading →
