http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1846.html#47406 Most medicare patients are not athletes.... 47406@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1846.html#47293 I am a certified and licensed athletic trainer who graduated from an accredited university program in which we spent every semester in contact with athletes and practicing the skills that we have learned. We practice our skill every day and fine tune them with input from physicians while working hand in hand with PTs. We are exposed to more numerous and wide ranging injuries in one day than a PT working in a clinic. We have extensive training and education in modalities, evaluation and rehabilitation. If you have ever worked with an ATC you would know that we are just as qualified as PTs. The biggest difference is that PTs can bill and athletic trainers cannot. If we work together, PTs and ATCs can provide a much better quality of care for all patients.... 47293@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1846.html#46271 To ajc- Please do not write about things that you cannot spell. You have proven the point that only therapy professionals, who are extensively trained and have abundant knowledge of the human body and its physiology, should be allowed to treat these individuals. Athletic trainers are simply unqualified.... 46271@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1846.html#33275 I am a PTA/ATC and I can say that a majority of ATC's in the clinical setting know a lot more than the therapy staff. They are educated more than I am about indications and contraindications of modalities, evalutation techniques and rehabilitation, just to name a few, which they all have had in school. They are regulated by the same educational board as other professions, and ATC's have to have a lot more continuing education than therapists do. My hopes is that the physical therapy members and athletic trainers can learn to work together rather than against eachother. Remember, it's about the patients.... 33275@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1846.html#32781 First, of all Athletic Trainers are educated on the contraindication of modalities. Second, the bill is not to treat Medicare patients. Most Trainers ARE licensed, under wich they are not to treat Medicare. The reason for the new bill is most insurances follow Medicare regulations. If Trainer are allowed to bill under Medicare, the rest of the insurances will follow. Also you have not read the licenses for athletic Trainers. There are spacific regulations to whom they can treat. Please dont write about things you do not understand.... 32781@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1846.html#31179 This bill is irresponsible and neglects the needs and safety of Medicare patients. Athletic Trainers are not prepared for the demands of screening for contraindications of modalities through their current formal training. Additionally, only licensed therapists should be performing any form of therapy on patients.... 31179@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_1846.html?rev=6845 <p>H.R. 1846 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide improved access to physical medicine and rehabilitation services under part B of the Medicare Program.</p> <h2 id="toc0"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>Medicare Access to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) access to outpatient occupational and physical therapy services provided incident to a physician's professional services if furnished by an educated or credentialed therapist who does not have a license; and (2) coverage of certified athletic trainer services and lymphedema therapist services under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of Medicare, including those provided in rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc1"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 4/10/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc2"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc3"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 6845@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1846.html 7/23/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 27689@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_1846.html?rev=3392 <p>H.R. 1846 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide improved access to physical medicine and rehabilitation services under part B of the Medicare Program.</p> <h2 id="toc4"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>Medicare Access to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) access to outpatient occupational and physical therapy services provided incident to a physician's professional services if furnished by an educated or credentialed therapist who does not have a license; and (2) coverage of certified athletic trainer services and lymphedema therapist services under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of Medicare, including those provided in rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc5"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 3/29/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc6"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc7"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 3392@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sat, 30 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_1846.html?rev=3393 <p>H.R. 1846 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide improved access to physical medicine and rehabilitation services under part B of the Medicare Program.</p> <h2 id="toc8"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>Medicare Access to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) access to outpatient occupational and physical therapy services provided incident to a physician's professional services if furnished by an educated or credentialed therapist who does not have a license; and (2) coverage of certified athletic trainer services and lymphedema therapist services under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of Medicare, including those provided in rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc9"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 4/10/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc10"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc11"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 3393@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sat, 30 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1846.html 4/10/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support. 23191@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1846.html 3/29/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 19437@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT