Jan 30th, @ErinSaylesDPT and @GDRIQUPT on behalf of APTA RI, testified in the RI Committee on Corporations regarding HB 7213 and HB 7265. Thank you @Mcgaw71 and @BrandonPotterRI for their leadership in sponsoring these bills and supporting Physical Therapists throughout RI.
Thanks to the unwavering advocacy of @RIAPTA1, Rhode Island is now the 38th state to pass #PTCompact legislation! This success adds another state for PTs and PTAs to practice with a single license.
Learn more about current state legislative efforts: https://t.co/1oFLMC31qC
We would like to thank @GovDanMcKee, @Mcgaw71 , and @hannagallo27 for their leadership and support in advocating for RI to join the PT Compact. Thank you to our lobbyist firm @MayforthGroup for their consistent guidance on behalf of APTA RI and all of the PT/PTAs in the state.
@Mcgaw71 and @LindaUjifusa are sponsoring legislation to rein in so-called step therapy protocols used by health insurance companies that can delay or prevent patients from getting tests, procedures and drugs ordered by their physicians.
โThe bill sets parameters around step therapy to be sure that our health care providers have greater agency in determining what is most appropriate for patients,โ said Representative McGaw, who works as a licensed pharmacist.
During a hearing on the bill, Rep. McGaw shared the story of a family member who needed surgery, but was required to go through a litany of step therapy options before surgery would be approved, causing months of pain, suffering, added costs and missed work, only to ultimately require surgery after all.
More information: https://t.co/ZNxjLb0xpm
@PTPintcast I don't know what the objective criteria is because it's different for each individual... generally speaking, I would define it as regularly choosing quantity of care over quality of care when they come into conflict.
@GlenWhitfield @MollyjoOBrien the irony of having a player who wasn't born until 2002 as the face of your 90's throwback re-release is both cruel and well played.
Representative @Mcgaw71 has been an incredible health care advocate. Thank you for joining @RIAPTA1 at our Lobby Day to discuss how we can help our patients ensure their access to the best healthcare! #PTAdvocacy#physicaltherapy
Representative Bennett has been such an amazing advocate for Physical Therapy and the Healthcare of our community in RI! Thank you all @RIHouseofReps for joining us on our Lobby Day! @MayforthGroup#PTAdvocacy#physicaltherapy