Tag: H.R. 942

WASHINGTON - NCART has asked CRT stakeholders to take to Twitter in an effort to reach key Congressional offices to push—and pass—its two bills to carve out a separate benefit for complex rehab, by the end of the year. The message NCART wants tweeted: “Help people with disabilities get needed specialized equipment. Pass #HR942 & #S948 this year!” NCART has created a list of Congressional twitter handles to include in tweets. “In about fifteen minutes, you can generate...

WASHINGTON - A congressional briefing on July 15 to educate staffers about two bills to create a separate benefit for complex rehab sparked 15 minutes of questions—a good sign, stakeholders say.“It showed they were engaged with the issue,” said Alex Bennewith, vice president of government relations for the United Spinal Association. “They asked about numbers for how many people weren't getting what they needed, and what issues the provisions in the bills fix.”It was...

WASHINGTON - Two Republicans and two Democrats have kicked into high gear efforts to create a separate benefit for complex rehab by introducing bills in both the House of Representatives and Senate this session. Who are the men behind the bills?HouseRep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., has represented the Bronx and Queens area in Congress since 1998. When he and Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., reintroduced the separate benefit bill, H.R. 942, on March 6, Crowley said it was important for people to have access...