Blog Posts in Advocacy

June 23, 2016 by JordanG
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Advocacy
Events

NATAPAC Breakfast Keynote Discusses Leadership

By Beth Sitzler As Kansas City Chiefs Head Athletic Trainer Rick Burkholder, MS, ATC, addressed the NATAPAC Breakfast crowd Thursday, June 23, his message was clear: “You are all leaders in this profession. People are looking to us for direction. We...
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October 9, 2015 by JordanG
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Advocacy
Youth Sports Safety

Athletic Trainer Initiative Contest

The NFL Foundation’s AT Grant Initiative launched with a bang in May 2014 when President Barack Obama announced an important new partnership between NATA, the NFL Foundation and the Professional Football Athletic Trainers’ Society (PFATS) during the...
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September 16, 2015 by JordanG
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Advocacy

Legislative Update

Our Government Affairs team has been working hard to help these three pieces of legislation gain traction. Here are the latest updates on each bill: H.R. 921: The Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act H.R. 921 clarifies medical liability rules for...
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September 2, 2015 by JordanG
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Advocacy
Secondary School

Get To Know Your Legislator

Contributed by the NATA Secondary School Athletic Trainers' Committee Written by Cindy Clivio, MEd, ATC Worried about your budget? Worried about job security? Want a say in legislation that affects you like concussion laws or AED policies? One of...
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August 5, 2015 by Todd Christman
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Advocacy

CMS Publishes New Proposed Stark Law Rule

On July 15, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Calendar Year 2016 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule. The Proposed Rule includes several clarifications and proposed modifications to the Stark Law regulations...
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June 12, 2015 by JordanG
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Advocacy
Events

NATA Participates in White House Roundtable

On April 29, 2015, NATA President Jim Thornton, MA, ATC, CES, and NATA Hall of Famer Ron Courson, ATC, PT, NREMT-I, CSCS, traveled to Washington, D.C. after being invited to participate in a White House Roundtable. The goal of the forum was to build...
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February 23, 2015 by JordanG
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Advocacy
Events

Capitol Hill Day 2015

Athletic trainers representing 24 states joined us in Washington, DC, today for our biggest advocacy event of the year, Capitol Hill Day. Attendees conducted 192 meetings with legislators in support of the three pieces of legislation introduced last...
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