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
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
