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Video Play Time: 13:10 min
- Introduction (0:00 – 0:34)
- Determining Federal Advocacy Priorities (0:34 – 6:44)
- Federal Advocacy Outside of Congress (1:43 – 2:23)
- How Funding Is Distributed (2:23 – 5:11)
- Establishing an Advocacy Agenda (5:11 – 6:44)
- How AOTA Advocates Federally (6:44 – 9:48)
- What can you do to support federal efforts? (9:48 – 12:44)
- Review and Conclusion (12:44 – 13:10)
Mid Year 2023 Advocacy Updates – Podcast Episode 30
AOTA: Stopping the 2024 Medicare Payment Cut – Video
Take Action Today! Advocate Against 2024 Medicare Cuts – Podcast Episode 40
CLICK HERE to Review how to use AOTA’s Take Action Page
Resources from AOTA for Advocacy initaitives
- EMPOWER Act (10:40)Recorded PowerPoint – OTA supervision and GAO study
- IDEA Full Funding Act (8:24) Recorded PowerPoint – Funding for IDEA
- SHARE Act One Pager (H.R. 1310)
- Mental Health Parity Act (S. 1592)
- Expanded Telehealth Access Act (H.R. 2875/ S. 2880)
- Allied Health Workforce Diversity Program
Amplify OT Resources
- Alyson Stover – AOTA’s President – Perspective on Advocacy
- How Medicare Law is Made
- Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Cuts (FYI not all of these cuts went into place – check the link above)
- 2022 Year-End Advocacy Wins and Losses
- End of Year 2022 Legislative Updates and Its Impact on OT
- OT Advocacy and Policy Updates
- Mid Year 2023 Advocacy Updates – Podcast Episode 30
- Take Action Today! Advocate Against 2024 Medicare Cuts – Podcast Episode 40
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