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Dear AOTA Member,
It is not too late to participate from home in the Stop the Therapy Cap
Day - Wednesday, 10/31/07. Here is the information you need and two ways
that you can help to let your members of Congress (one U.S.
Representative and two U.S. Senators) know that they must take action
now to protect patients.
In less than 62 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.
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/issues/alert/?alertid=10410596
AOTA, Federal Affairs Group, PO Box 31220, Bethesda, MD 20824-1220 -
1-800-SAY-AOTA
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