Congress Takes Action to Reform Oxygen Payment for Medicare Beneficiaries
After nearly two years of concentrated work and advocacy, the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) and the Oxygen Reform Coalition are deeply gratified to announce that the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) legislation was introduced on February 28, 2024, by Senators Cassidy (R-LA), Warner (D-VA), and Klobuchar (D-MN).
- After nearly two years of concentrated work and advocacy, the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) and the Oxygen Reform Coalition are deeply gratified to announce that the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) legislation was introduced on February 28, 2024, by Senators Cassidy (R-LA), Warner (D-VA), and Klobuchar (D-MN).
- The Coalition expects a House version of this bill to be introduced in the following weeks.
- AARC prioritized the introduction of this legislation in September 2023 at its annual Washington, DC Respiratory Care Fly-In.
- AARC Political Action Contact Team (PACT) members had more than 200 meetings with congressional members to discuss the Four Pillars for Oxygen Reform , including payment for respiratory therapists to visit and educate oxygen patients in their homes therefore improving patient outcomes.