Committee Members: Ellen Hillegass-...

Committee Members:

Ellen Hillegass-Chair

Angela Abeyta-Government Affairs Liaison

Robert Huhn

Committee Activity for 2003-2004:

1 Angela accepted position 3/03 as Govt Affairs Liaison

2 Angela attended Govt Affairs Meeting at APTA 4/03

3 Ellen took Chair position 7/03

4 Dianne Jewell and Steve Tepper attended a meeting with Gayle to leeward and CMS re: pulmonary rehab national program propos and reimbursement issues 8/03

5 Ellen attended State Legislative Affairs Meeting in Kansas City 9/03

6 Ellen attended APTA reimbursement meeting in Baltimore 11/03 met with APTA about pulmonary rehab reimbursement issues

7 risk up meeting with APTA Govt affairs, Dianne Jewell, and Legislative Committee to discuss plan of action of section for reimbursement issues at CSM 2004

Current Issues/Objectives of Committee:

1 National pulmonary rehab program reimbursement issues

2 Cardiac rehab reimbursement issues

3 Monitoring of reimbursement/legislative affairs for cardiopulmonary issues

Goals for Committee:

1 Act as the information center with up-to-date knowledge of reimbursement, conduct and state affairs issues.

2 Act as information center with up to date knowledge of professional infringement issues (ie, ex phy etc)

3 Attend all national meetings of management affairs, state legislative affairs, and reimbursement.

4 Act as direct link to APTA of all cardiopulmonary related reimbursement and legislative issues.

5 Act as resource to membership for questions, resources, etc

6 Increase the knowledge and awareness of section members of rife issues impacting our specialty.

7 Act as liaison with collections that work towards similar legislative and reimbursement issues.

8 excite the action of section members when lacked for reimbursement or legislative issues.

Specific Goals for 2004-2005:

1 Begin Reimbursement Corner in the Journal to increase the knowledge and awareness of section members of popular issues impacting our specialty. Act as a question/answer corner, as well.

2 Identify a plan of action for pulmonary rehab national program reimbursement issue.

3 Identify a plan of action for the cardiac rehab reimbursement issues.

4 adapted with APIA Government Affairs Office at Combined sections meeting to discuss Cardiovascular and Pulmonary section's goals for reimbursement/legislative issues and where to travel from here...

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