On November 27, 2017 CPR submitted comments on HHS’ Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2019 proposed rule. Thirty-one (31) members signed on.
On October 16, CPR submitted comments on the Cardiac Rehabilitation and Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) Payment proposed rule. In total, nineteen (19) members signed on.
On September 27, 2017, the CPR Steering Committee submitted a letter to the House Ways & Means, House Energy and Commerce, and Senate Finance Committees outlining major areas of concern and highlighting specific items to consider as they draft language for a permanent repeal of the Medicare outpatient therapy caps.
On September 22, 2017, CPR submitted a letter calling on Senators to oppose the Graham/Cassidy legislation that would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In total, forty-two (42) organizations signed on.
On September 22, 2017, CPR submitted comments to the home health proposed rule. In total, thirty-seven (37) organizations signed on.
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On July 19, 2017, CPR submitted testimony to the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, calling for the repeal of the Medicare outpatient therapy caps. In total, forty-three (43) organizations signed on.
On June 26, 2017, CPR submitted comments to the IRF and SNF PPS proposed rules. The the IRF letter received twenty-eight (28) sign-ons, while the SNF letter received twenty-seven (27) sign-ons.
On April 20, 2017, CPR submitted a letter to all Health LAs in the House and Senate, in addition to leadership and committee staff, in support of maintaining access to rehabilitation services and devices in any ACA repeal and replace bill that advances in the House and Senate. The letter received forty-four (44) sign-ons, making it the most popular sign-on to date amongst coalition members.
On March 7, 2017, CPR submitted comments to the proposed rule, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Market Stabilization. The letter was signed by all members of the steering committee.
On March 6, 2017, CPR submitted comments to all Health LAs in the House and Senate in support of the Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017 (H.R. 807 and S. 253), the outpatient therapy services cap repeal legislation. The letter received thirty-eight (38) sign-ons, making it the most popular sign-on amongst coalition members.
Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation 