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07/15/2013

"We Can Stop 'Competitive' Bidding"- Join 7/17 Webinar and 7/18 Virtual Fly-In

The following is a special message from the American Association for Homecare.  OAMES urges all to participate in these events!

Rep. Glenn Thompson: We can stop "competitive" bidding!

Join his webinar on July 17 at 2:45pm ET

and Call Congress during the virtual fly-in on July 18
 


The fight to save homecare is far from over! With complaints from patients pouring in to providers, manufacturers, AAHomecare, People for Quality Care, state associations, and many other organizations, everyone is painfully aware of the massive—and growing—mess that CMS has created with their badly mismanaged bidding program.

Now it's time to make every man and woman in Congress just as aware.

In preparation for our virtual fly-in on July 18, when the homecare sector is going to flood congressional offices with phone calls, homecare champion Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) will spend time with us explaining how we can stop "competitive" bidding in 2013.

Stopping "Competitive" Bidding in 2013 Webinar
Day:  July 17
Time:  2:45pm ET
Host:  Jay Witter, vice president of government affairs, AAHomecare
Guest:  Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA)

How to Join the Webinar
Link:  https://pams.ilinc.com/join/yhtctts
Dial-In Number: 1-309-944-9519*
Passcode: 1216572

*Because of the high volume of callers expected on this webinar, please dial-in at least 5 minutes early (by 2:40pm ET).

What You Can Do Today
Providers

  1. Send details of what's happening at your company to CBRound2Problems@aahomecare.org.
  2. Direct patients to the Medicare Complaint Hotline at 1-800-404-8702. Calls will be answered by the staff of People for Quality Care.
  3. Mark your calendar and call your members of Congress on July 18 (both your Representative and your Senators).

Patients, Caregivers, Referral Sources & Others

  1. Call the Medicare Complaint Hotline at 1-800-404-8702. Calls will be answered by the staff of People for Quality Care. They will transfer callers to the Capitol Hill switchboard if the callers want to talk to their Representative and Senators.

Send an email to Congress using the AAHomecare Action Center at action.aahomecare.org.

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