Thank you for the reminder...This is very important people. Jim Arceneaux
angela jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:43:13 -0400> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > OTlist@OTnow.com> 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 AOTAs 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> AOTAs 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 AOTAs Web site at www.aota.org and> AOTAs 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/otlist@otnow.com> > **************************************************************************************> 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 Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com ************************************************************************************** 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 ************************************************************************************** __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com ************************************************************************************** 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 **************************************************************************************
