Repeal the Medicare Cap: ACTION NEEDED

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Please review, contact your member of Congress asking for support and

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*Support the Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2011*

On April 14, Congressmen Jim Gerlach (R-PA) and Xavier Becerra (D-CA) in the

House of Representatives and Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and

(R-ME) introduced “The Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (H.R.

1546/S. 829).” This legislation will repeal the cap on therapy services for

Medicare beneficiaries once and for all. If Congress does not take action by

December 31, 2011, a hard therapy cap will again be imposed on

Medicare-covered physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech language

pathology services. We need to take action *NOW* to ensure the cap does not

go back into place.

*What You Can Do*

· Please contact your members of Congress by clicking the " Take

Action " button in APTA’s Legislative Action Center (

http://www.apta.org/TakeAction) or call your Members of Congress

(202/224-3121) and tell them to cosponsor legislation to repeal the therapy

cap (H.R. 1546/S. 829) once and for all.

· *Please remember to* *PERSONALIZE any correspondence to your

members of Congress*. Before sending the advocacy letter provided to you,

take a moment to personalize your message by writing a brief paragraph about

the importance of physical therapy in your community and how your patients

would be harmed by a hard therapy cap.

· Plan to attend APTA’s PT Day on Capitol

Hill<http://www.apta.org/capitolhillday>June 8-9. This is the premier

legislative conference at APTA and a great

chance to build your skills as an advocate, network with PT leaders, and

directly lobby Congress on H.R. 1546 and S. 829.

Kovacek, PT, DPT, MSA

PKovacek@...

Cell (313) 492-4293

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