Repeal the Medicare Outpatient Therapy Cap
Type of Opportunity: Virtual
Sign-Up Expiration Date: 12/31/2013
Interest Area: Advocacy
Contact Person: Caroline Goncalves (cgoncalves@asha.org)
Time Commitment: Less than 1 month
Travel Requirement: Travel is not required
Description of opportunity: ASHA members are needed to write their members of Congress to repeal the Medicare outpatient therapy cap which will go into effect on January 1, 2014 if Congress does not act.
Under the cap, Medicare beneficiaries who suffer from speech-language disorders due to life altering events-such as a stroke, head injury, Alzheimer's, or Parkinson's disease-risk being denied therapy and/or forced to pay out-of-pocket for services to help them regain their ability to communicate effectively. Repealing the therapy cap would ensure high-quality, ongoing treatment and remove the uncertainty of care for both therapy providers and recipients. Write your members of Congress!
Experience Required: None
Task Deadline: 12/31/2013
Level of Workload: Easy
Number of Positions Needed: 1,000
Additional Information: Take Action!