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LOCATION:Youngstown State University\, McKay Auditorium
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DESCRIPTION:\n\nOn March 23\, 2010\, President Obama signed into law the Pa
 tient Protection and Affordable Care Act (HR 3590). In addition to establis
 hing a public insurance option that would pay providers rates negotiated by
  the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary\, expanding Medicaid\, creat
 ing a national exchange to allow people to shop for health insurance plans 
 and providing subsidies to low-income people in order to buy insurance\, th
 e bill also includes provisions relevant to you and your physical therapy p
 ractice\, including:\n\n	-Extension of the 2010 Therapy Cap Exceptions Proc
 ess\;\n\n	-Authorization of a Direct Access study under Medicare\;\n\n	-Adv
 ancement of the Physical Therapy Workforce\;\n\n	-Extension of Rural Paymen
 t Equity under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule\;\n\n	-Authorization of 
 rehabilitation and habilitation as required minimum health care benefits\, 
 and\;\n\n	-Elimination of denial of coverage based on pre-existing conditio
 ns.\n\nWHAT:
\nHealth Care Reform is Here: What are the Implications for Ph
 ysical Therapy?
\nWHEN:\n\n	-Thursday\, September 20\, 2010\n\n	-6:00- 7:30
  pm\n\n	-(http://associationdatabase.com/aws/OPTA/asset_manager/get_file/23
 080) EC Road Show Brochure and Registration\n\nWHERE:\n\n	-McKay Auditorium
 \, Beeghly College of Education\, Youngstown State University\n\nCOST:\n\n	
 -Free to all APTA/OPTA members\n\n	-$10 for non-members\n\n	-Parking is ava
 ilable for $5 in anyYSU lot\n\nOBJECTIVES:\n\n	-Learn how substantive provi
 sions of new Health Care Reform legislation (HR 3590 and HR 4872) affect pr
 actice of physical therapy in Ohio\n\n	-Learn timeline for implementation o
 f provisions\n\n	-Learn APTA&rsquo\;s goals and priorities surrounding the 
 new Health Care Reform\n\nPRESENTER:\n\n	-Katie Rogers\, JD\n\nCEUs:\n\n	-\
 n\n1.0 CEU\n\nPlease RSVP to Suzanne Giuffre by Sept. 20th at 330-941-1963 
 or (mailto:smgiuffre@ysu.edu) smgiuffre@ysu.edu.\n\n
SUMMARY:HEALTH CARE REFORM ROAD SHOW
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