This year marked the start of a new Administration and the 115th Congress with Republicans now in control of both branches of government. As the transition continues, the 2017 AARC legislative agenda will consist of a two-pronged approach for AARC’s Hill Day on April 4. We want respiratory therapists included as telehealth providers in any […]
Do you know of any programs in your state where RTs are part of a telehealth program that is currently being reimbursed by private insurers?
We need you to send us the information: Name of the Program / Institution / Location. Description of the type of telehealth services (involving conditions such as COPD and asthma, neonatal/pediatric, ICU, critical care, education and training, vent weaning, etc.). Number of RTs involved in the program. Does the program include remote patient monitoring services […]
All Aboard PACT!
Bob Guardabasco, RRT, NJSRC PACT Chairman On March 18, Daryl Rogers, President of the New Jersey Society for Respiratory Care, led the New Jersey delegation to Washington D.C. to request congressional support for the Medicare Teleheath Parity Act. The delegation included myself, NJSRC Delegate Joseph Goss, and Drive4COPD ambassador and COPD patient advocate Joe Morrison. […]
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 […]
It’s Virtual Lobby Week – Let Your Voice Be Heard!
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 […]
