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After just returning from DC with some students from Misericordia University and spending time with them on Capitol Hill advocating for occupational therapy and seeking sponsors and co-sponsors for the Home Health Bill, it is clear that health care is a top priority in Washington. Health Care reform...

Last week I traveled to my home away from home to join my colleagues on Capitol Hill. On Monday over 320+ students and practitioners joined me and the AOTA Federal Affairs team to knock on the House and Senate doors and get the message out about occupational therapy. The message was clear Occupational...

Yesterday (June 14th), I took some post professional students from Misericordia University to Capitol Hill to experience advocacy first hand. We had meetings and covered the states of Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Nebraska and Michigan with our message and had great results! June 14th was also...

I've just returned to Michigan after spending the last couple of days in Washington DC on Capitol Hill having meetings regarding the therapy cap, OT mental health act, and home health flexibility act. The focus of these meetings was to get in front of the leadership of the key committees and Chiefs...