Advocate for the CARE Bill

MDCB, along with other members of the Alliance for Quality Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (AQMIRT), a coalition of organizations supporting the need for federal educational and credentialing standards for medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals met this week in Albuquerque, NM. The importance of grass-roots advocacy activities supporting the CARE bill and the larger health care reform debate was reiterated. A “virtual march” on Capitol Hill in support of the CARE bill, scheduled for November 8-14 to coincide with National Radiologic Technology Week (NRTW). It is important, to garner Congressional support for this important legislation. Act today:

1. Call or fax your congressional representative and ask him/her to contact the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and encourage the agency to score Senator Wyden’s amendment on rural health that includes the CARE bill as soon as possible.
2. Call or fax your congressional representative and ask him/her to cosponsor H.R. 3652 (the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy bill). Ask your congressman to contact Hill Thomas in Rep. John Barrow’s office to be listed as a cosponsor.
3. Call or fax your senators and congressional representatives to include the CARE bill in the health care reform discussion because CARE provides for high-quality medical imaging and radiation therapy patient care and saves Medicare dollars!

A sample letter is provided for your download.

To determine the congressional representative in your area, please visit http://capwiz.com/asrt/dbq/officials/