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News
2/23/2010
Legislative Activity
Currently, there are two key pieces of legislation affecting our membership. H.R. 2373 seeks to restore oxygen payments through the Medicare beneficiary's period of need. H.R. 3790 seeks to repeal the competitive bidding acquisition program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner.
There are 82 co-sponsors on H.R. 2373 and 145 co-sponsors on H.R. 3790. Representatives Frelinghuysen (R-NJ-11), LoBiondo (R-NJ-2), Rothman (D-NJ-9) and Smith (R-NJ-4) have offered support on H.R. 2373. Representatives LoBiondo (R-NJ-2), Payne (D-NJ-10), and Rothman (D-NJ-9) have offered support on H.R. 3790. If your representative is listed as a co-sponsor, please send a thank you to them. If your representative is not listed as a co-sponsor, please contact their office to ask for their support.
You may locate your member of Congress and their contact information by logging onto www.congress.org.
JAMES will be attending the American Association for Homecare Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., March 1 - 3, 2010. JAMES currently has confirmed appointments with Senators Lautenberg and Menendez, as well as several members of the House of Representatives. Members - please check your Electronic Alert emails for a detailed schedule.
H.R. 2373 Bill LanguageH.R. 3790 Bill LanguageHave an announcement? Please contact us!
