Bob Guardabasco, NJSRC President; Daryl Rogers, Delegate; and Steve Viton, Board Member meet with Congressman Kim during AARC Hill Day.
Virtual Lobby Campaign 2019 Comes to an End
200 Advocates sent over 900 messages to Congress. Two asks – cosponsor the BREATHE Act and direct the Medicare Administrator to monitor patient access to liquid oxygen for those whose lives depend on it.
Local Respiratory Therapists Lobby for Better Health Care
Bob Guardabasco, NJSRC President-Elect Bob Guardabasco, PACT chairperson, Joseph Goss, Delegate, and Daryl Rogers, Delegate represented New Jersey on April 4 in Washington, D.C. for the AARC Hill Lobby Day. Along with over 100 respiratory therapists and patients, members of Congress were called upon to support legislation that would expand patient access to respiratory therapists […]
“I would like to see your average therapist be asked to come to D.C.”
Over the past three meetings, we’ve had at least 3 first-time therapists in Washington. The commitment begins in January with calls to congressional offices and to set up meetings in Washington.
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. […]
