Fw: ACA Advocacy Costs
Tony Barr
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Fw: ACA Advocacy Costs
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Tony Barr
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3/5/2001
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----- Original Message -----
From: Tony Barr
To: Amputee Information Network
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 9:45 AM
Subject: Re: ACA Advocacy Costs
Kathy -thank you for the below post re: ACA's advocacy costs and annual budget.
Now that you have brought the subject matter up,I have questions.
ACA'S Mission Statement
to reach out to people with limb loss, to empower them through education and support, TO ADVOCATE on their behalf, and to develop and to disseminate the resources to accomplish this.
What is the annual budget amount and what are the breakdown of revenue sources ?
Certainly 3% of this budget amount is not adequate for advocacy efforts when considering the growing number of amputees, lack of proper current coverage's or no prosthetic coverages, rising costs of services, and recent proposed federal guidelines that dilute qualifications standards to providers.
Why has ACA not taken a more aggressive role in supporting state and federal qualification standards thru regulation as initiated within the AMA/CAHEA medical educational system and approval of NCOPE's O&P education essentials as accepted and recognized since August 1993?
There seems to be a current trend to lessen qualification standards of providers on state and federal levels.
In Florida for example,there is being current legislation(House Bill 87) proposed to threaten patient care by licensing practitioners who cant adequately demonstrate competency.
Giving a license to individuals who have failed the exam sends the wrong message to Florida's patients.
The message is that a person's livelihood is more important than the patients health and safety.
Concerned ACA directors and amputees should contact Committee members reviewing the bill:
Rep Marco Rubio <Email Address Redacted> (305) 442-6939
Rep Roger Brian Wishner <Email Address Redacted> (305) 321-9855
Rep Frank Farkas <Email Address Redacted> (727) 893-9855
Rep Matt Meadows <Email Address Redacted> (954) 497-3367
Rep Eleanor Sobel <Email Address Redacted> (954) 965-3795
Why does ACA not advocate and play a more active role in supporting stricter standards, or at least encourage maintaining current standards for providers in state and federal regulation efforts ?
For the most part ACA remains silent on advocacy issues for providing the highest credentials possible for prosthetic providers.
As a life time member of ACA, our organization and I applaud ACA's efforts in providing amputee peer support and establishing the National Limb Loss Information Center. However, I would like to see the leadership and members do more ADVOCATING for the highest standards of education and qualifications for prosthetic providers to better ensure consumer/patient protection and, as a result, encourage proper O&P coverage by third party payers.
I look forward to ACA's response and perhaps comments by other amputees and members.
Perhaps you will share my comments with the other ACA board members and Doug McCormack to encourage a response.
In the mean time, I will be sending along shortly to both listserves, a simple two question poll regarding the recent contraversial US Federal Legislation (HR -5561) that identifies who are Qualified Practitioners for providing custom designed O&P health care services.We hope that both ACA directors and listserve members will participate.
Thank You,
Anthony T. Barr
President
Barr Foundation
www.oandp.com/barr
---- Original Message -----
From: kathy spozio < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: Amputee Information Network < <Email Address Redacted> >
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 11:45 PM
Subject: ACA Advocacy Costs
> Hi,
>
> >From time to time, discussion arises concerning how the ACA spends money
> relative to advocacy efforts. As a result of inquiries that have been recently
> brought to the attention of some of the board members and regional reps
> regarding this topic, the ACA would like to share the
> information posted below in the hope that it will address some of the questions
> that have been voiced.
>
> Please excuse any formatting that may be inconsistent as a result of the copy
> and paste. Thanks for your ongoing support of ACA efforts.
>
> Kathy Spozio
> Member, Board of Directors
> LAK, 8/95, osteogenic sarcoma
>
> - Our Washington representatives have enhanced ACA's relationship with the
> Centers for Disease Control and have secured, with strong Congressional support,
> increased funding. Additionally, the contract was extended last year for
> another three-year term providing over $4 million in additional support to the
> ACA.
> - The National Limb Loss Information Center was written into law in the
> Children's Health Act of 2000, ensuring that the Center is an ongoing program of
> the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
> - Childhood bone cancer has been established as a priority issue of the National
> Cancer Institute and the National Institute for Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and
> Skin Diseases at the National Institutes of Health.
> In conclusion, with the ACA national office in Knoxville, we could never have
> achieved these advances without Washington, DC representation. Considering the
> results of these efforts, and the benefits realized by ACA on behalf of all
> persons with limb loss, the Washington efforts are well worth the roughly 3% of
> our budget that we invest in our advocacy efforts.
>
From: Tony Barr
To: Amputee Information Network
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 9:45 AM
Subject: Re: ACA Advocacy Costs
Kathy -thank you for the below post re: ACA's advocacy costs and annual budget.
Now that you have brought the subject matter up,I have questions.
ACA'S Mission Statement
to reach out to people with limb loss, to empower them through education and support, TO ADVOCATE on their behalf, and to develop and to disseminate the resources to accomplish this.
What is the annual budget amount and what are the breakdown of revenue sources ?
Certainly 3% of this budget amount is not adequate for advocacy efforts when considering the growing number of amputees, lack of proper current coverage's or no prosthetic coverages, rising costs of services, and recent proposed federal guidelines that dilute qualifications standards to providers.
Why has ACA not taken a more aggressive role in supporting state and federal qualification standards thru regulation as initiated within the AMA/CAHEA medical educational system and approval of NCOPE's O&P education essentials as accepted and recognized since August 1993?
There seems to be a current trend to lessen qualification standards of providers on state and federal levels.
In Florida for example,there is being current legislation(House Bill 87) proposed to threaten patient care by licensing practitioners who cant adequately demonstrate competency.
Giving a license to individuals who have failed the exam sends the wrong message to Florida's patients.
The message is that a person's livelihood is more important than the patients health and safety.
Concerned ACA directors and amputees should contact Committee members reviewing the bill:
Rep Marco Rubio <Email Address Redacted> (305) 442-6939
Rep Roger Brian Wishner <Email Address Redacted> (305) 321-9855
Rep Frank Farkas <Email Address Redacted> (727) 893-9855
Rep Matt Meadows <Email Address Redacted> (954) 497-3367
Rep Eleanor Sobel <Email Address Redacted> (954) 965-3795
Why does ACA not advocate and play a more active role in supporting stricter standards, or at least encourage maintaining current standards for providers in state and federal regulation efforts ?
For the most part ACA remains silent on advocacy issues for providing the highest credentials possible for prosthetic providers.
As a life time member of ACA, our organization and I applaud ACA's efforts in providing amputee peer support and establishing the National Limb Loss Information Center. However, I would like to see the leadership and members do more ADVOCATING for the highest standards of education and qualifications for prosthetic providers to better ensure consumer/patient protection and, as a result, encourage proper O&P coverage by third party payers.
I look forward to ACA's response and perhaps comments by other amputees and members.
Perhaps you will share my comments with the other ACA board members and Doug McCormack to encourage a response.
In the mean time, I will be sending along shortly to both listserves, a simple two question poll regarding the recent contraversial US Federal Legislation (HR -5561) that identifies who are Qualified Practitioners for providing custom designed O&P health care services.We hope that both ACA directors and listserve members will participate.
Thank You,
Anthony T. Barr
President
Barr Foundation
www.oandp.com/barr
---- Original Message -----
From: kathy spozio < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: Amputee Information Network < <Email Address Redacted> >
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 11:45 PM
Subject: ACA Advocacy Costs
> Hi,
>
> >From time to time, discussion arises concerning how the ACA spends money
> relative to advocacy efforts. As a result of inquiries that have been recently
> brought to the attention of some of the board members and regional reps
> regarding this topic, the ACA would like to share the
> information posted below in the hope that it will address some of the questions
> that have been voiced.
>
> Please excuse any formatting that may be inconsistent as a result of the copy
> and paste. Thanks for your ongoing support of ACA efforts.
>
> Kathy Spozio
> Member, Board of Directors
> LAK, 8/95, osteogenic sarcoma
>
> - Our Washington representatives have enhanced ACA's relationship with the
> Centers for Disease Control and have secured, with strong Congressional support,
> increased funding. Additionally, the contract was extended last year for
> another three-year term providing over $4 million in additional support to the
> ACA.
> - The National Limb Loss Information Center was written into law in the
> Children's Health Act of 2000, ensuring that the Center is an ongoing program of
> the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
> - Childhood bone cancer has been established as a priority issue of the National
> Cancer Institute and the National Institute for Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and
> Skin Diseases at the National Institutes of Health.
> In conclusion, with the ACA national office in Knoxville, we could never have
> achieved these advances without Washington, DC representation. Considering the
> results of these efforts, and the benefits realized by ACA on behalf of all
> persons with limb loss, the Washington efforts are well worth the roughly 3% of
> our budget that we invest in our advocacy efforts.
>
Citation
Tony Barr, “Fw: ACA Advocacy Costs,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 19, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/216089.
