ATRA SUBMITS COMMENTS FOR CMS MEDICARE PROPOSED RULES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019
ATRA’s Federal Public Policy Committee has been busy reviewing and discussing the CMS Medicare Proposed Rules for Fiscal Year 2019. Comments have been submitted by ATRA for Hospice, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities, and Skilled Nursing Facilities (click here to view comments). Members were encouraged to submit comments, and Federal Public Policy Advocates with expertise in these settings offered assistance in the review and drafting of ATRA comments. ATRA’s lobbyist provided support and information as well. If you are interested in being an ATRA Advocate and getting involved in this way, please reach out to the Federal Public Policy team at FPP@atra-online.com.
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Dawn DeVries, ATRA's Director of Advocacy & Legislative Affairs presented at Social Prescribing USA's Community of Practice meeting. Dawn shared how as a profession, recreational therapists utilize elements and aspects of social prescribing with various groups of people with disabilities and various conditions, using different interventions from nature, coping, and arts. View the recording here and read the blog post here .
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