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 […]
