Please support HR 2948!!

-Medicare Telehealth Parity Act-


We are asking you to support HR 2948 which is a bi-partisan bill that would address the limited and ‘out-of-date’ coverage of Medicare telehealth services.  Telehealth services are a significant and rapidly growing component of efficient healthcare delivery in the United States. HR 2948 would include/expand respiratory services to our pulmonary patients as well as to add respiratory therapists as ‘qualified telehealth providers’.

The timing of this legislative initiative could not have occurred at a more crucial time as hospitals have been penalized over the past year for COPD 30-day readmissions (for ANY reason). Ultimately, HR 2948 would allow our patients to have greater access to respiratory therapists, respiratory care services, and remote patient monitoring, all of which have the potential to save health care dollars and reduce hospital readmissions.
 

Please take action now!

Click on the link below where you will be directed to AARC’s Capitol Connection
Simply enter your contact information and submit (your email will be automatically sent to your District Representative and to both Senators)

http://capwiz.com/aarc/issues/?style=D


Thank you for your support!