Saturday, February 28, 2009

President Obama Outlines Health Care Reform Goals

President Obama in his address to Congress Tuesday night laid out his agenda for the coming year, including passage of health care reform in 2009. His budget, released yesterday, creates a reserve fund of $634 billion to partially pay for a vast expansion of the US health care system. The president's plan includes provisions to trim tax breaks for the wealthy and tightening payments to insurers, hospitals, and physicians to help pay for the fund.

Obama said he wants health care reform to take place in a bipartisan atmosphere and spoke of the necessity of compromise. In that spirit, he will be hosting a bipartisan health care summit on March 4.

APTA will be actively involved in the health care reform debate and in influencing the crafting of any legislation. Updates and new information will be provided in PT Bulletin and posted at APTA's Health Care Reform Resource Center.

See other related topics at PT Bulletin Online

Monday, February 23, 2009

University of Washington Rehabilitation Job Fair, April 4th

The University of Washington Department of Rehabilitation Medicine will be having a job fair for all PT, OT, PTA, and OTA students and professionals on Saturday April 4, 2009, from 1-4pm, at the University of Washington South Campus Center in Seattle. Last year, more than 130 students and 55 employers from throughout the Northwest attended the Job Fair, and attendance is expected to increase again this year. All PT and OT students as well as OTA and PTA students who are interested in employment are invited. This is a great opportunity to meet with employers from throughout Washington State and the Northwest. For more information on the Job Fair, go to: http://rehabjob.wordpress.com/ or email: rehabjob@u.washington.edu.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Manipulation bill in the House!

Our manipulation bill now has a companion in the House: HB 1918. Sponsors are Reps Liias, Warnick, Ericksen, Upthegrove, Kagi, Hunt, Hinkle and Williams. Although it’s not showing up on the bill search page yet it will be there soon. Here’s the Senate version page: