ACTION ALERTS
H.R.2104:
The following 2 sponsors were added to this bill:
- Rep. Ben Lujan (DEM-NM-3) (cosponsor)
Rep. Gwen Moore (DEM-WI-4) (cosponsor)
Please remember to write your Congressman or woman about HR 2104, the CARE bill. Just a push from a constituent can make all the difference.
Legislative Developments
CARE Bill UPDATE-Action Needed!
As a result of the continuing efforts of the WSRT, the ASRT and concerned radiologic professionals around the nation, the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy legislation is gaining momentum.
We need to ACT NOW and contact our federal Representatives to cosponsor HR 2104
Rep. Paul Ryan (Congressional District 1) past cosponsor
Rep. Tammy Baldwin (Congressional District 2) past cosponsor
Rep. Gwen Moore (Congressional District 4) past cosponsor
Rep. James Sensenbrenner (Congressional District 5)
Rep. Tom Petri (Congressional District 6)
Rep. Sean Duffy (Congressional District 7)
Representative Reid Ribble (Congressional District 8)
Representative Ron Kind of District 3 has already signed on! You may also write him to thank him for his continued cosponsorship.
It is easy as going to www.House.gov. On that site, you will be led to your respective legislator by entering in your address and 9-digit Zip Code.
Our Wisconsin Senators
Senators Kohl and Johnson are viewed as probable supporters in our meetings with them in Washington. NOW is the time to contact them and e-mail them that the CARE Bill is on the move in the House. A separate Senate Bill has not yet been introduced.
For ASRT members, the ASRT website www.ASRT.org has made this very easy :
1) Log on to the ASRT website.
2) Click on the “Legislative and Regulatory” tab.
3) See”Grass Roots Advocacy”, and click on “Contact Congress”
4) Follow the steps it guides you through.
Suggested verbiage for your communications. Your name and address must be included for consideration by your legislator:
I am writing to you to inform you that the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (CARE Bill), HR 2104 was introduced in the U.S House of Representatives on June 2. This bill would require minimum federal competency standards for persons performing medical imaging and radiation therapy. Quality, safety and cost-effective medical imaging and radiation therapy are are the heart of this proposed legislation. The CARE legislation would save millions in Medicare dollars if properly trained individuals perform these vital services correctly, without needless repetition of studies and treatments, and so addtional Medicare dollars spent. It would also prevent unnecessary exposure to radiation, a major health care concern highlighted in the national media Please contact Taylor Booth in Representative Whitfield’s office today to add your name to HR 2104’s cosponsor list. Thank you for your consideration.
Act today so the CARE Bill is passed this year!
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