> Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:43:13 -0400> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > [email protected]> Subject: [OTlist] Therapy Cap> > >From AOTA:> > > =================================================================> > Advocate > Now!> > STOP THE THERAPY CAP DAY October 31, 2007> > > Have you used the > Medicare therapy cap exceptions process to assure that> your patients get the > therapy they need? Those exceptions are about to> go away…> > In less than 80 > days the therapy caps will return without exceptions if> Congress does not > act. The current exceptions process expires on> December 31, 2007 and > Congress is quickly running out of time to take> action on essential Medicare > provisions. In addition to the return of> the therapy cap, without > Congressional action occupational therapists> will also be subject to a cut > in 2008 payments under the Medicare> physician fee schedule of nearly 10%. It > is paramount that occupational> therapists, occupational therapy assistants, > students of occupational> therapy and the patients we serve TAKE ACTION NOW!> > > AOTA, along with leading therapy and patient organizations, is hosting a> > focused advocacy effort to make sure Congress hears the message that the> > “caps must be stopped” and that the “cuts must be prevented.” To help> ensure > that Congress hears this message loud and clear, we need you to> > participate.> > * Come to Washington, DC for “Stop the Therapy Caps” Advocacy > Day on> October 31, 2007.> > Contact AOTA’s Federal Affairs Department to > RSVP and register> Today at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 1-800-SAY-AOTA.> > * > Advocate from “home.” Call the “Stop the Therapy Caps” toll-free> call-in > line October 29 through November 2.> > Call 866-346-2770 from October 29 to > November 2 and be briefed> on the key message to share with your > Congressional office on> the therapy cap and then be patched directly to your > Members of> Congress.> > * Make your voice heard! Participate by sending > emails and letters to> Capitol Hill to express the need to pass legislation > NOW to stop the> therapy caps from returning without exceptions and to > prevent the 10%> cut in the physician fee schedule.> > To email or to print a > letter to send to Congress, please visit> AOTA’s Legislative Action Center at > http://capwiz.com/aota/home/> > * Additional information:> > For additional > information and the latest updates on the therapy caps> and fee schedule > updates visit AOTA’s Web site at www.aota.org and> AOTA’s Legislative Action > Center at http://capwiz.com/aota/home/.> > AOTA, Federal Affairs Group, PO > Box 31220, Bethesda, MD 20824-1220 -> 1-800-SAY-AOTA> > > =====================================================================> > > -- > > Options?> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > > Archive?> > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> > > **************************************************************************************> > Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs > Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career.> > www.otdegree.com/otn> > ************************************************************************************** _________________________________________________________________ Boo! Scare away worms, viruses and so much more! Try Windows Live OneCare! http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/purchase/trial.aspx?s_cid=wl_hotmailnews -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com
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