CQRC adds its voice to hearing on chronic disease management
By HME News Staff
Updated 9:45 AM CST, Mon November 24, 2025
WASHINGTON – The Council for Quality Respiratory Care (CQRC) sent a letter to the U.S. House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Vernon Buchanan and Ranking Member Lloyd Doggett II in response to a recent hearing on “Modernizing Care Coordination to Prevent and Treat Chronic Disease.” The letter expressed the CQRC’s appreciation for holding a hearing to consider ways to address challenges in diagnosing and managing chronic diseases and acknowledged the important bipartisan work of Reps. David Valadao, R-Calif., Julia Brownley, D-Calif., Adrian Smith, R-Neb., and Gabe Evans, R-Colo., for introducing H.R. 2902, the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act, which aims to address barriers to supplemental oxygen for those with chronic respiratory disease. In the letter, CQRC highlights how “the SOAR Act would reform the Medicare supplemental oxygen benefit to eliminate access barriers patients battling chronic respiratory diseases who require supplemental oxygen face under current policies.” The legislation includes provisions to protect against fraud and abuse, create a stable Medicare reimbursement rate, and recognize the importance of respiratory therapy services. The CQRC encourages the subcommittee to collaborate with the SOAR Act sponsors to secure its passage by the end of the year.
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