Day on the Hill

Be part of the solution. Now more than ever, the cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation field needs you to advocate for the valuable care and services you provide to your patients.

  • YOUR Congressional members
  • YOUR voice
  • YOUR patients' voices
  • YOUR administration's voices 
  • YOUR AACVPR advocacy team supporting you each step of the way! 

Join the AACVPR community on Capitol Hill, March 4-5, 2024, to advocate for cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services and ask legislators for support for beneficial legislation on Medicare decisions.

 

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2024 Legislative Priorities

Visit congress.gov for up-to-date information.

  1. HR-955/S. 1849, SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act — This bill will exempt certain hospital outpatient services, including cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation (CR, PR) from a drastic reimbursement reduction that is based solely on the location of the hospital outpatient service. The Sustaining Outpatient Services Act mandates that Medicare payment for hospital-based CR/PR services remain under the outpatient payment rate. The reduction in reimbursement for off-campus CR/PR is unsustainable, and yet, these services are underutilized and are encouraged to expand to treat more beneficiaries than is physically possible. This legislative correction will remove the financial barrier to expanded patient access to these beneficial services.
     
  2. HR-1406/S. 3021 Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act — This bill will allow Medicare beneficiaries to receive CR/ICR/PR services via real-time, audio/visual communication from their home. This hybrid delivery of hospital-based CR/ICR/PR services was effective during the pandemic and allowed more patients to receive these beneficial treatments. Beneficiaries who are rural or located in an area without a brick-and-mortar program, without transportation or the financial means to travel to a center, and other barriers to participation in a CR/ICR/PR program demonstrated comparable benefits to those in center-based programs.

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Preparation Resources

No advocacy experience is necessary! Please utilize the videos and resources linked below to prepare you to meet with Congress members and make your voice heard. 

How to Prepare for DOTH 2024

What to Expect from DOTH 2024

How to Schedule an Appointment

Additional Resources

Leave Behind Folder Materials


Schedule of Events

We encourage you to arrive on the morning of Monday, March 4. Additional hotel and travel recommendations will be shared soon.

Monday, March 4

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Registration
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. DOTH Briefing and Reception

Tuesday, March 5

7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Appointments with U.S. Senators and members of the House of Representatives

 

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