Legislative Alert - Call to Action
UPDATE: Legislation Passed to Delay Caps and Cuts for Two Months
Attention all ASHT members:
The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act has passed the House and will now face a Senate vote. The House and Senate must come to an agreement on one final bill and pass it before it gets to President Obama's desk.
Please take action now.
Contact your senators and urge them to support the Medicare cap extension and revisions to the Physicians Fee Schedule.
Help Us Track Legislative Activity
Please forward a copy of your letter to ASHT@asht.org. This allows us to track our legislative activity and provide information to our parent organizations about how ASHT members are supporting common legislative initiatives.
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LEGISLATIVE
Up-to-the minute information on the bills you care about.
REGULATORY
Coverage of state and federal regulatory actions.
State/Scope of Practice Issues
Review recent issues with individual states, which may affect your practice.
Recent Press Coverage
FAQ's (This is a member only resource)
Grassroots Presentation (members only)
Members have access to download an ASHT grassroots PowerPoint presentation for their own clinics. Developed to clearly define how issues, policies and federal legislative rules and regulations affect you, your patients and your practice.
Letter Repository
ASHT has established a repository to aid members in educating and fostering relationships with the leadership and medical directors of private and public health insurance carriers in the United States, to advance access to hand therapy services. The repository contains documents that will support efforts to ensure open access to hand therapy benefits offered by health plans. It will help members inform established healthcare plans about current hand therapy practice and assist with appeals when claims are denied. Visit the ASHT Payer Repository
View a sample template for submitting invoices for reimbursement.
Links to House/Senate web
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Parent Organizations
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
