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National CRT Call-In Day Update
November 19, 2018 Big thanks to each advocate who called to urge Congress to pass H.R. 3730 before year-end during last week’s National CRT Call-In Day. Calls were made from all across the country and...
View ArticleH.R. 3730 Is Being Discussed On Capitol Hill
November 28, 2018 CRT Stakeholders and Advocates, Congress is expected to adjourn in mid-December, which means we still have time to push for passage of H.R. 3730. The bill is needed to stop...
View ArticleCRT Provisions Included in Larger Year-End Legislation
December 7, 2018CRT Advocates and Friends, Great news, two very important CRT provisions have been added to a larger “Medicaid” House bill that was introduced yesterday afternoon. The bill number is...
View ArticleCRT Bill H.R. 7217 passes in the House. Now moves to Senate.
December 11, 2018 CRT Stakeholders and Friends, We are very happy to report the great news that H.R. 7217 was PASSED in the House of Representatives this afternoon! It now moves to the Senate for...
View ArticleSenate H.R. 7217 Update
December 17, 2018CRT Stakeholders and Friends, The Senate continues to process H.R. 7217 under their hotline process, but no final action yet. This is not unusual, as the length of the hotline...
View ArticleSenate Does Not Act on CRT Legislation
January 3, 2019 CRT Stakeholders and Friends, Unfortunately the Senate officially ended its 2018 session this morning without taking any action on H.R. 7217 (the “Improve Act”) which included...
View Article2019 National CRT Conference Registration is Open!
January 16, 2019 Registration is now open for the 2019 National CRT Leadership and Advocacy Conference, the annual partnership of the National Coalition for Assistive and Rehab Technology (NCART) and...
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You CAN Make a Difference: Come to D.C. in May!
Clinicians, manufacturers, suppliers, and consumers agree that CRT must be protected – “After the CRT Conference I had more confidence and motivation to continue to be an advocate. At the conference,...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: CRT Manual Wheelchair Legislation Introduced
CRT Stakeholders and Friends, We are very pleased to share that the “Protecting Access to Complex Rehab Wheelchairs Act”, H.R. 2293, was introduced in the House of Representatives this afternoon. We...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Senate Complex Wheelchair Bill Introduced
April 30, 2019 CRT Stakeholders and Friends, We’re very happy to report that Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Rob Portman (R-OH) reintroduced the Senate Complex Rehab Wheelchair Bill late yesterday. The...
View ArticleNew Video Shows Importance of CRT
We wanted to share a new video that illustrates the important role Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) plays in the lives of individuals with significant disabilities. For Jenny and others, CRT provides...
View ArticleConsumer & Clinician Groups Send Letters to Congress Supporting CRT Legislation
More positive news for access to CRT! This afternoon the ITEM Coalition, a national consumer and clinician focused organization, sent letters to Congress asking for passage of our CRT legislation....
View ArticleCRT Legislation Included in Bill for Veterans’ Health Care
June 25, 2019 CRT Stakeholders and Friends, We wanted to share two very positive developments regarding our Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) legislation: CRT Manual Wheelchair Bill Included In New House...
View ArticleNational CRT Awareness Week Starts Today!
National CRT Awareness Week is finally here! This week, the Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) community is joining forces to collectively share the CRT message and to ask for passage of federal...
View ArticleYear-End CRT Congressional Push
CRT Advocates and Friends, Congress needs to hear from CRT advocates this week as they are planning action on certain bills before they adjourn for the holidays. We have an opportunity to get our...
View ArticleComplex Rehab Wheelchairs Included In Year-End Legislation
December 16, 2019 CRT Advocates and Friends, Great news! Thanks to everyone’s work (for the past week and the past two years) our Complex Rehab Manual Wheelchair language has been included in year-end...
View ArticleCRT Legislation Passes in the House!
December 17, 2019 CRT Advocates and Friends, Good news keeps on coming! H.R 1865, the legislation containing our Complex Rehab Manual Wheelchair provision, passed in the House this afternoon by a vote...
View ArticlePresident Signs Bill with CRT Provisions!
December 20, 2019 CRT Stakeholders and Friends, We have something extra to be grateful for this Holiday season! Tonight the President signed into law H.R. 1865 that includes permanent protections for...
View ArticleYou Have the Power to Protect CRT
CRT Stakeholders and Advocates, It has been proven that we have the power to achieve changes that protect the future of Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) when we come together with a unified message and...
View ArticleCMS Releases Initial Instruction on CRT Manual Wheelchair Legislation
January 16, 2020 CRT Providers and Manufacturers, CMS has released initial instructions on implementation of the CRT Manual Wheelchair Accessories Legislation (H.R. 1865) signed into law on December...
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