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Veterans VET

Physical Therapist qualification standard in the Veterans Admin Physical Therapy workforce numbers in the Veterans Admin/recruitment/retention GS Schedule PT payment/PTA payment Physical therapy in telehealth or virtual medicine Collaboration with VA Residency opportunities in VA system Standardization of Practice VA-PT Continuing Education Requirements Physical Therapy Registry Options VA Choice Program Access Standards Quality Standards PTA Qualification Standards Veterans Affairs Community Care Program Veterans Affairs Urgent Care Standardized scope of practice Role of Physical Therapists in primary care

Contacted: White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Social Security Administration (SSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Education, Dept of; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Small Business SMB

Medicare private contracting Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 (HR 3107) Student Load Forgiveness

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); White House Office; Social Security Administration (SSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3107 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in the Medicare program Electronic health records/health information technology incentives for Physical Therapists NCCI Edits Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction Medicare Advantage Health Information Technology Essential Health Benefits Medicare improvement standards Medicare appeals process Inclusion of physical therapists in quality programs Medicare Self-referral Coverage of telehealth APTA Registry/QCDR measures Medicare Quality Programs Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act (AIM) IMPACT Act Chronic Care Management Orthotics and Prosthetics Medicare Private Contracting SNF 3-Day rule PT Outcomes Registry Administrative Burden PTA Differential in Medicare Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage Plans Alternative payment models Certified EHR technology DMEPOS competitive bidding Medicare enrollment Skilled Nursing Facility payment Home Health payment Medical review (Medicare) Technical expert panel nominations Reducing Health Care costs REAADI & DRMA Acts S. 433 Home Health Payment Innovation Act of 2019 HR 3107 Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 HR 1948/S. 518 Lymphedema Treatment Act of 2019 Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019 (HR 7682/S 753) Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019 (HR 1041/S 586) Medicare Opt-Out Home Health Payment Innovation Act (S 433)

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); White House Office; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1041 (116th), H.R. 7682 (116th), S. 433 (116th), H.R. 3107 (116th), S. 518 (116th), H.R. 1948 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Increased Funding for FY 2020 Appropriations for NIH and report language Increased funding for Falls Prevention Programs in CDC Appropriations for CDC Programs Appropriations for HRSA Programs Appropriations for IDEA Appropriations for Dept of Education FY 2020 Programs authorized by the Developmental Disabilities and Bill of Rights Act IDEA Full Funding Act (HR 1878/S 866)

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Social Security Administration (SSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Bills named: H.R. 1878 (116th)

Education EDU

Inclusion of allied health in HRSA education and workforce programs HRSA Workforce Model Support of allied health professions in federal programs Improving Inter-professional education IDEA - SISP Graduate Medical Education HR 2802/S. 970 Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2019 HR 3637 Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act

Contacted: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Social Security Administration (SSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 2802 (116th), H.R. 3637 (116th), S. 970 (116th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

NIH Rehab issues APTA role with NIH Traumatic brain injury research Support of work done at CDC Injury Center on elder adult falls, TBI, youth sports concussions NIH Research and Development funding Physical Therapist role in childhood obesity Relocate TBI State Grant Program to ACL NIDILRR - Rehab research Nomination to NIH Committees Safety of Children in School (Restraint & Seclusion)

Contacted: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); White House Office; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Social Security Administration (SSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Health Issues HCR

Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Program AHRQ provisions pertaining to PT Physician self-referral/Stark Law 21st Century Cures Act Health Information Technology Medicaid Expansion MACRA/MIPS APMS IMPACT/PAC reform Network adequacy Opioid Epidemic/Pain Management DOL/OSHA Office of National Drug Control Policy Nominations to NQF committees Primary Care Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization Locum Tenens 1332 Empowerment Waivers Affordable Care Act HR 2143 PIMA of 2019

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Social Security Administration (SSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2143 (116th)

Defense DEF

Expansion of coverage under Tricare Use of Physical Therapy Assistants under Tricare Military children with special health care needs NDAA Conference Report FY2020 DOD Arthritis Program under CDMRP Prescribing of Therapy by Allied Health Professionals

Contacted: Social Security Administration (SSA); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE