Virtual Lobby Week is Quickly Approaching Monday begins the AARC 2017 VLW, where we can help each other make a difference in Washington D.C. This year Bob Guardabasco, Daryl Rogers, and Joseph Goss, along with over 120 other respiratory therapists from nearly every state will meet with congressional representatives advocating the important role respiratory therapist play […]
Congress Needs to Hear from You
Let the Advocacy Begin! In a few short weeks over 130 respiratory therapists from nearly every state in the country will head to Washington, D.C. for the 17th annual Respiratory Therapy Capitol Hill Advocacy Day. They will be joined by an additional contingent of local RT students and pulmonary patients. You can help pave the […]
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 in-person health care visits. Mike Thompson […]
New Jersey Congressman meet with AARC / NJ leadership
Earlier this year Rep. Rob Andrews (D-NJ) reached out to the AARC and requested a detailed briefing on the respiratory profession and our legislative agenda. NJ leadership meet with the Congressman at his New Jersey office and later in Washington DC. Congressman Andrews is a co-sponsor of HR 2619, The Medicare Respiratory Therapist Access […]
News from Washington DC: Respiratory Therapists are Needed to Write their Congressman to Support New AARC Bill
The AARC has introduced the Medicare Respiratory Therapist Access Act to our U.S. congressmen. The bill is HR 2619, which permits qualified respiratory care practitioners to perform self-management training to Medicare patients in doctor’s offices. It will be the first time Medicare will recognize the respiratory therapist, just as it has done for physical and […]
