Draft LCD: Don't Let up! and Help with Public Comments
William Lifford, CP
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Title:
Draft LCD: Don't Let up! and Help with Public Comments
Creator:
William Lifford, CP
Date:
8/30/2015
Text:
Colleagues:
Please remember that even though we had a very successful Public Comments
meeting -- and an even more successful protest/rally, culminating in a
meeting with HHS -- we have only until end-of-business on Monday to register
your comments about the Draft LCD.
The wonderful, heartfelt public comments that were made ultimately will NOT
be used to re-evaluate the Draft LCD - ONLY written comments will be
considered. I know, it seems ridiculous to me too, that the DME MACs would
call a Public Meeting, sit there for three hours listening to our comments,
and then not record or consider any of them! But we all need to get
detailed written comments in,
There should be at least one written comment from EVERY ABC-Certified
Prosthetist and CPO. Orthotists, you should weigh in on this issue, too, no
sitting on the sidelines. Dr. Brennan should receive thousands of comments.
I have submitted numerous comments, breaking the Draft LCD down into several
core issues and discussing one issue per comment.
But there is one roadblock that may be keeping practitioners from
responding. Some of us are less comfortable expressing themselves in
writing. I have spoken with several practitioners who have expressed to me
that they wouldn't know what to say. so I am offering to help. I'm a
solid writer and I can help those of you suffering from writer's block.
My email is <Email Address Redacted> <mailto:<Email Address Redacted>> .
Send me what ideas you have for your Draft LCD comments, and I will help you
organize it into clear, concise, coherent paragraphs and then send it back
to you so you can email it to Dr. Brennan.
Let me know if I can help you express your concerns about the Draft LCD and
how it will decimate amputee prosthetic care in the US. We only have until
Monday.
Bill Lifford, CP
William Lifford, CP
American Board Certified Prosthetist
Progressive O&P, Inc.
1111 Willis Avenue, Albertson, NY 11507
516-338-8585 work
516-338-7575 work fax
Please remember that even though we had a very successful Public Comments
meeting -- and an even more successful protest/rally, culminating in a
meeting with HHS -- we have only until end-of-business on Monday to register
your comments about the Draft LCD.
The wonderful, heartfelt public comments that were made ultimately will NOT
be used to re-evaluate the Draft LCD - ONLY written comments will be
considered. I know, it seems ridiculous to me too, that the DME MACs would
call a Public Meeting, sit there for three hours listening to our comments,
and then not record or consider any of them! But we all need to get
detailed written comments in,
There should be at least one written comment from EVERY ABC-Certified
Prosthetist and CPO. Orthotists, you should weigh in on this issue, too, no
sitting on the sidelines. Dr. Brennan should receive thousands of comments.
I have submitted numerous comments, breaking the Draft LCD down into several
core issues and discussing one issue per comment.
But there is one roadblock that may be keeping practitioners from
responding. Some of us are less comfortable expressing themselves in
writing. I have spoken with several practitioners who have expressed to me
that they wouldn't know what to say. so I am offering to help. I'm a
solid writer and I can help those of you suffering from writer's block.
My email is <Email Address Redacted> <mailto:<Email Address Redacted>> .
Send me what ideas you have for your Draft LCD comments, and I will help you
organize it into clear, concise, coherent paragraphs and then send it back
to you so you can email it to Dr. Brennan.
Let me know if I can help you express your concerns about the Draft LCD and
how it will decimate amputee prosthetic care in the US. We only have until
Monday.
Bill Lifford, CP
William Lifford, CP
American Board Certified Prosthetist
Progressive O&P, Inc.
1111 Willis Avenue, Albertson, NY 11507
516-338-8585 work
516-338-7575 work fax
Citation
William Lifford, CP, “Draft LCD: Don't Let up! and Help with Public Comments,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/237571.
