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S. 2704, The Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative Act of 2008 (2 comments ↓)
S. 2704 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician.
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NICHOLAS DECOULOS
REGISTERED NURSES, REGARDLESS OF THEIR EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND, ARE ELIGABLE TO BE REIMBURSED. sOME HAVE ASSOCIATES DEGREES AND SOME COME FROM DIPLOMA PROGRAMS. RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS NEED ONLY TO BE REGISTERED AS NURSES NEED TO BE ONLY REGISTERED. IT SEEMS DISCRIMIANTORY TO PLACE THE ADDED BURDEN ON THE RESPIRATORY THERAPIST. BOTH HAVE RIGOROUS EXAMS TO GAIN THEIR REGISTRATED STATUS, UNLESS THE BACHELORS REQUIREMENT IS REMOVED, VOTE NO ON THIS BILL.
Cam Twarog
This is a step in the right direction. The service is needed to provide better care and to improve the quality of life for many patient, esp those with complex airways and require menchanical ventiletion. Don't play politics with this issue. Vote YES.
Cam Twarog, MBA, BS, RRT