Interesting call from my Congressman
M. Britt Spears CPO, FAAOP
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Collection
Title:
Interesting call from my Congressman
Creator:
M. Britt Spears CPO, FAAOP
Date:
4/10/2013
Text:
Hi List,
I've been a busy person writing to Congress-persons and various other government entities over our industry's troubles with audits and Medicare regulations.
I just received a return call from Congressman Steve Cohen's office. They seem interested in coming out to my office for a discussion and photo-op over our problems. The idea that I've really stressed is that this is not something that has come from the sequestration. This has been an on going war against our industry. That we have such a small voice in Congress compared to the insurance companies and Exxon. That we are the little guy and these requirements/audits are preventing patient care. It is preventing Veterans and Medicare recipients from receiving the prosthesis they need to allow their functional independence.
I'll let the list know of any further developments.
Fingers crossed,
M. Britt Spears, CPO, FAAOP
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I've been a busy person writing to Congress-persons and various other government entities over our industry's troubles with audits and Medicare regulations.
I just received a return call from Congressman Steve Cohen's office. They seem interested in coming out to my office for a discussion and photo-op over our problems. The idea that I've really stressed is that this is not something that has come from the sequestration. This has been an on going war against our industry. That we have such a small voice in Congress compared to the insurance companies and Exxon. That we are the little guy and these requirements/audits are preventing patient care. It is preventing Veterans and Medicare recipients from receiving the prosthesis they need to allow their functional independence.
I'll let the list know of any further developments.
Fingers crossed,
M. Britt Spears, CPO, FAAOP
The content of this communication is for exclusive use of the
addressee and may contain confidential, privileged and non-disclosable
information. If the recipient of this communication is not the
addressee, such recipient is strictly prohibited from printing,
photocopying, saving on any media, distributing or otherwise using the
information contained herein. If you received this communication in
error, please contact the sender by e-mail, fax or telephone and destroy this document.
Citation
M. Britt Spears CPO, FAAOP, “Interesting call from my Congressman,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/234987.
