If they really wanted to help survivors they would put all their resources into finding out a way to stop the neuronal cascade of death. That would be preventative and useful, this is reactive and considering the current state of rehab knowledge fairly useless.
Dear dean,
Right now, Congress is deciding
whether to limit the amount of outpatient physical, occupational and speech
therapy services available under Medicare. You can help prevent this
harmful policy change by contacting your members of Congress and telling them
how critical therapy services are to a stroke survivor’s recovery. Help us prevent this harmful policy from
becoming reality.
The irony of what Congress is
debating is that it’ll impede the recovery of the most severely impacted stroke
survivors. Medicare currently limits, or caps, outpatient therapy services on
an annual basis. If a stroke survivor needs more therapy than the program caps
allow, he or she can apply for additional services using an “exceptions
process.” However, that process expires at the end of this year, on Dec.
31, 2012. Thus, if Congress doesn’t act to continue the exceptions process,
those stroke survivors who need the most therapy to recover won’t have access
to it unless they pay for the therapy out-of-pocket.
Informing your members of Congress about the
realities of life after stroke and the importance of outpatient therapy
services can influence the way they vote on this issue. It only takes a minute to help the entire stroke community. Take
action today!
Sincerely,
Coral Cosway
Director, Policy Advocacy
Director, Policy Advocacy
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