Articles tagged with: Advocacy
May 26, 2016
AARC Supports Legislation To Delay Medicare Competitive Bid Rollout
Respiratory therapists who provide home care services to Medicare beneficiaries have raised serious concerns about the impending rollout of the Medicare Competitive Bid Program in rural and other non-compete areas of the country. Under the current plan, RTs fear many patients would be left without access to the respiratory-related durable medical equipment (DME) they need... Read more »
May 9, 2016
AARC Applauds FDA Move to Regulate All Tobacco Products
This long-awaited, landmark rule gives the FDA power over e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems, cigars, and more. The AARC has been working with its partners in the anti-tobacco arena for years to convince the FDA to regulate e-cigarettes and other tobacco products. Those efforts came to fruition on May 5, when the federal... Read more »
May 3, 2016
RTs Answer AARC Call To Support Telehealth Legislation
Florida Society for Respiratory Care leaders Jamy Chulak, Angel Davis, Suhey Tuckler, and Antwan Brooks joined 130 PACT reps on April 12 to support the telehealth bill. The AARC asked respiratory therapists to support its annual trek up Capitol Hill on April 12 to lobby Congress on HR 2948, the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act, and the... Read more »
March 22, 2016
State Societies Lobby for Respiratory Care Issues
In a run up to the AARC’s Virtual Lobby Week and Capitol Hill Day, state societies in California and Kansas have been converging on their state capitol buildings to educate lawmakers on issues important to their patients and to lobby for respiratory care issues. California Hosts Legislative Advocacy Day The California Society for Respiratory Care (CSRC) hosted... Read more »
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