H.R.3968 - Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative Act of 2007

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician. as introduced.
  • Short: Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative Act of 2007 as introduced.

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News Coverage

01/24/08
President Rodriguez Issues Charge ...

The passage of HR 3968 would open the door to greater access to certain qualified RTs in physicians' offices and other alternate sites of...

Source: Medical News Today (press release), UK
10/27/07
New Bill Would Improve Services To...

The new Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative, HR 3968, will help patients receive better access to health care services. The House bil...

Source: eMaxHealth.com, NC
10/26/07
New Bill Would Improve Services to...

The new Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative, HR 3968, will help patients receive better access to health care services. The House bil...

Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY

Blog Coverage

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04/06/09
Respiratory Therapy Cave: The best...

The following question was asked at MyAsthmaCentral.com. I thought the answer here would benefit asthmatics worldwide: WHAT WOULD BE THE ...

04/04/09
Respiratory Therapy Cave: 2 chroni...

Imagine having a lung function of 36% and qualifying for the Boston Marathon. That's exactly what Breathin Stephen, creator of breathinst...

04/02/09
Respiratory Therapy Cave: The ghos...

The ghost of critical care has been a staple at Shoreline for as long as I've worked here. One of the first days I worked here I was made...

04/02/09
Respiratory Therapy Cave: The ghos...

I promised a report on the relationship between pollution and asthma today, but I am going to have to defer that until Monday. It's been ...

04/01/09
Respiratory Therapy Cave: Cure for...

I wrote a while ago I wrote how scientists discovered the asthma gene. Today I would like to be the first to report that scientists at th...

03/31/09
Respiratory Therapy Cave: RT cave ...

It's neat to know there are people in the blogosphere other than chronic lungers and RTs who are interested in the writings of your humbl...

03/25/09
Respiratory Therapy Cave: What are...

"What do you think is the life expectancy of asthmatics?" This was a question I asked many of my friends and patients I came across as I ...

03/24/09
Respiratory Therapy Cave: Is there...

Is there a link between air pollution and asthma? That is a question I am going to spend the next seven days investigating, and reporting...

03/10/09
Respiratory Therapy Cave: Pharmace...

I have written the past 2 days about the high cost of Advair and what an asthmatic might do instead of choosing to not take this medicine...

02/09/09
Respiratory Therapy Cave: My commo...

The respiratory therapy cave is a small department on the 3rd floor. Take the elevator and we're right there on your left. You can't miss...

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