Category Archives: Federal Advocacy

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AARC DC PACT Trip 2023 Update

09/14/2023
Formally known as Advocacy Week or PACT Week, the Annual Respiratory Care Fly-In is a time for respiratory therapists to come together in Washington, D.C. to fight for their patients and profession. This year’s Fly-In meeting to Washington DC is ... Read More
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ISRC Advocacy Update Feb 16, 2023

09/14/2023
It’s 2023 and both Lexie Caraway and I are ready to re-energize our efforts this year as we have specific AARC outlined goals we want to achieve in 2023 Our AARC PACT 2023 DC trip this year will be LIVE…we’ll ... Read More

Veterans Need Access to Respiratory Therapists

03/15/2023
Ask Congress to help by placing report language in the Fiscal Year 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies appropriations bill Each year, Congress passes appropriations bills that allocate federal spending for each department and agency in the government. ... Read More
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AARC Advocates for Telehealth in Larger Medicare Package

04/27/2022
Although Congressional actions on the bipartisan infrastructure package passed by the Senate and the President’s reconciliation bill to advance his social spending plans are still ongoing, we anticipate that making certain telehealth provisions permanent will be back on the radar ... Read More
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AARC DC PACT 2022 Agenda – Time To Prepare

04/27/2022
It’s already March 2022! Our AARC PACT Congressional meeting timeframe and legislative agenda is being set up and finalized. We wanted to send out what we know, at this time, to gear up one and all as we’ll need everyone’s ... Read More