NYSATA Athletic Trainers:

From the Reimbursement Committee, I would like to continue to ask NYSATA members to write their congressmen in support of Medicare Access to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services Improvement Act, HR 1846. This legislation will allow Athletic Trainers to become approved providers with Medicare, which will improve the ability for ATC's to be reimbursed for their services.
Attached is a form letter for congressmen and a thank you letter to Rep Towns, who sponsored the bill.

The bill does two things:

1. Essentially overturns the 2005 CMS therapy-incident to rule and makes it
   consistent with the intent of how physical medicine and rehabilitation
   services are intended to be provided in physician offices.
2. Makes athletic trainers covered providers under Medicare.

What You Need to Do:

1. Write letters to your lawmakers, asking them to support the Medicare
   Access to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services Improvement
   Act (H.R. 1846).

Don't know how to reach your U.S. Senators and Representatives? Click on the NATA Legislative Alert Center . Send our letter to the address from this page. Letters that are emailed are read much faster. It's quick and easy!

Thank you very much.

Christopher K. Hobler, MS ATC
Athletic Trainer
Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, PC

Sample Medicare Letter to Congressman

Thank you Letter to Representative Edolphus Towns

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