Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA) Gregg Harper (R-MS), Diane Black (R-TN) and Peter Welch (D-VT) today introduced H.R. 2948, the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015. The bipartisan legislation will expand coverage of telehealth services under Medicare by putting them on the path toward parity with […]
The AARC has launched its Virtual Lobby Week in preparation for the AARC’s 17th Annual Capitol Hill Advocacy Day on March 18. AARC and your state societies sponsor respiratory therapists who are your Political Advocacy Contact Team (PACT) representatives. These RT volunteers come to Washington, D.C. every year and have scheduled face-to-face meetings with the
Congratulations to Nick Clayton from SUNY Stony Brook. He is our latest winner of the NYSSRC student essay contest. Nick grew up in East Setauket on Long Island and has lived here all his life. Nick comes from a long line of respiratory therapists. His mom was a respiratory therapist for many years at a
The NYSSRC is proud to announce that Stephen Russell, a senior RT student at Erie Community College (ECC) in Buffalo, is our essay contest winner. This is the second year that RT students in New York have had the opportunity to participate. The essay consists of a 750-1000 word paper describing why the student believes
