Exciting news came out of Trenton Monday, November 9, as Governor Christie signed a law establishing a COPD Task Force. Included in the task force is a respiratory therapist. The NJSRC has submitted two names that will bring experience and knowledge of what therapists are doing nationally with managing COPD. The Task Force is to […]
Membership More Important than Ever
During the 2014 Annual Shore Conference the membership committee surveyed attendees about the NJSRC and AARC activities. We began the article with the statement “We want to be #1!” The article primarily centered on increasing our membership, which will remain a major committee goal for 2015 but the intent goes beyond recruitment. Along with 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 […]
