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UPDATED!! WAEMA Legislative Alert! RE: 2SHB 1039 Concerning physical therapists performing intramuscular needling! Bill passed House of Representatives 93/1 and is moving to Senate Health Care Committee. We need your help!
Hi All, The PT intramuscular or dry needling bill, 2SHB 1039 passed out of the House of Representatives with no requested amendments on Monday with yeas, 94; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3. (View Roll Calls) Chaiya Sherman, WAEMA President, and I met with the bill sponsor for an hour and a half this past Sunday afternoon to discuss potential amendments to the bill, but to no avail. The bill now heads to the Senate Health Care Committee for a public hearing sometime after March 8th. There is...
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WAEMA Legislative Alert for 2SHB 1039 Concerning physical therapists performing intramuscular needling has a public hearing on Senate Health Care Committee on March 14th at 8 am. We need your help!
Hi All, The “Physical Therapists Dry Needle” bill passed out of the House of Representatives and the Senate Health Care Committee has now scheduled a public hearing on 2SHB 1039 on March 14th at 8:00 am. WAEMA is still working hard to amend the bill and could use your support! So far over 400 PTs have signed in to support the bill as Pro… we need to get as many Con positions noted on the record as we can! ….and here is how you do it! Click this link: Committee Sign in or Testify to go to...
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Thank you for your support to amend 2SHB 1039 – Concerning physical therapists performing intramuscular needling!
Your calls to state legislators made a huge difference at the public hearing in the Senate Health Care Committee on March 14th! Over 850 people signed in Con for the hearing and about 950 Physical Therapists (PTs) signed in Pro. There were also numerous Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine Practitioners (AEMPs) that were able to testify in support of our amendment request. This was a huge showing of strength for the Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine Profession and we were successful in getting the...
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Congressman Josh Gottheimer Supports HR3133
Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D, NJ-5) has become a cosponsor of bill HR3133, the Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act of 2023. Gottheimer is now one of seventeen representatives nationwide supporting this bill. Gottheimer represents New Jersey’s 5th congressional district, which runs across the northern border of New Jersey and includes portions of Bergen, Passaic, and Sussex counties. What is HR3133 about?Bill HR3133 Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act of 2023 is a proposed amendment of the Social...
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OPTUM CLAW BACKS FOR CODES 97139, 97039 WERE IN ERROR
ASA Insurance Chair, Mori West, has issued the following update: Please disseminate this in ALL states that have Optum as the carrier for the VA CCN - Regions 1,2,3 . The following states are NOT affected: CA, MV, AZ, UT, OR, WA, ID, MT, WY, CO NM, TX, AK, HI. Optum WAS sending out recoupment letters for codes 97139, 97039, going back to 2022. THIS WAS AN ERROR. They will recoup for these codes for any dates of service AFTER 2/23/2024, as those codes were removed from the list of authorized...
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Asheville Wellness Practitioner Response – Volunteer and Donations Requested
***Asking for help: locations, volunteers, donations for Wellness Response effort*** We know that traumatic stress is one of the primary causes of modern illness, and every member of the Western North Carolina community is experiencing that stress right now. Now and in the coming weeks/months is our chance to step forward and help our community. Recovery from this catastrophe will be long, difficult, and folks of all stripes will need us to work together and help them get through this. In...
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WATCH: AHM Coalition’s Plan For Integration Through Collaboration
Town Hall held Thursday, October 24th at 7:00pm ESTMichael Taromina leads a frank discussion on securing the future of Acupuncture in the U.S. with the national leaders of the AHM Coalition: John Yoo, ACAHM, Board ChairThomas Kouo, CCAHM, Vice PresidentMolly Ford, NCCAOM, Director of Government RelationsOlivia Hsu Friedman, ASA, Board Chair Download the Q&As
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AHM Coalition’s Statement Regarding The Dr. Odyssey Episode’s Portrayal Of Acupuncture
October 24, 2024 Re: Dr. Odyssey, Episode 4 “Wellness Week” Dear Producers and Writers of Dr. Odyssey, We are writing to you on behalf of the Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine Coalition, representing the acupuncture profession. We are composed of the American Society of Acupuncturists (https://asacu.org/) the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (thttps://www.nccaom.org/), the Accreditation Commission Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (https://www.acahm.org/) and...
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WATCH: What Medicare and Medicaid Can Do for the Acupuncture Profession – October 30th, 2024
Learn how Medicaid and Medicare are being integrated into the Acupuncture Profession right now and future possibilities from these dynamic speakers. Town Hall held Wednesday, October 30, 20248pmE/ 7pmC/ 6pmM/ 5pmPAll attendees will earn 1PDA Point Speakers:John Burns DPT, MSOM, Lac, Manager of Acupuncture, Integrative MedicineChristine Kaiser, DACM, LAc, FABORM, Clinical Manager, Acupuncture, University Hospitals Connor Whole HealthPaul Magee, Ma.O.M., L.Ac., Penny George Institute for Health...
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Upcoming Town Hall: ASA AND NCCAOM WEBINAR – 2025 Strategy for Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act – Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 8:00 PM EDT ¦ 7: 00 PM CDT ¦ 6:00 PM MDT ¦ 5:00 PM PDT 1 Free PDA point (AOM – BIO) Register Now All Licensed Acupuncturists and AHM Students are Encouraged to Attend Join us for a presentation on our 2025 Medicare strategy to continue our work with the Acupuncture for Our Seniors bill (formerly HR3133).Learn how we will use the recent election results and new congressional session to our advantage. Looking forward to seeing you! The ASA and NCCAOM One (1)...
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