NATA Now

By Joe Greene, MS, ATC
Facilitator, NATA Third Party Reimbursement Initiative
 
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, the largest health care insurer in Michigan, has made the decision to reimburse physical medicine and rehabilitation services rendered by athletic trainers. The care provided must be medically necessary, as required with all other providers.

As part of Phase Six of NATA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access (DEIA) Response Plan, each NATA committee, commission and council was tasked with developing three to five actionable items that support one or more of the six NATA DEIA Commitments.

In this blog post, which is part of an ongoing series highlighting these efforts, NATA Government Affairs Committee Chair Anna Sedory, MS, ATC, CSCS, outlines GAC’s actionable items, what the committee hopes to achieve and how members can get involved.
 

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct. 15, the NATA Now blog is highlighting some of our Hispanic/Latinx athletic training leaders at the state, district and national levels.

By Lydia Hicks

The next NATA Timely Topics event, “The AT and Polarizing Issues in Health Care,” at 11 a.m. CDT Oct. 11, is a forum for athletic trainers to have their questions answered regarding current societal health care topics affecting the profession.

The event will offer attendees the opportunity to connect with thought leaders with expert knowledge on these concerns that ATs can apply in their settings.

As part of Phase Six of NATA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access (DEIA) Response Plan, each NATA committee, commission and council was tasked with developing three to five actionable items that support one or more of the six NATA DEIA Commitments.

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct. 15, the NATA Now blog is highlighting some of our Hispanic/Latinx athletic training leaders at the state, district and national levels.

As the District Nine representative to the NATA Early Professionals’ Committee and chair of the SEATA Early Professionals’ Committee, Daniella Eiroa, DAT, LAT, ATC, said she volunteers to advance the athletic training profession.

As part of Phase Six of NATA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access (DEIA) Response Plan, each NATA committee, commission and council was tasked with developing three to five actionable items that support one or more of the six NATA DEIA Commitments.

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct. 15, the NATA Now blog is highlighting some of our Hispanic/Latinx athletic training leaders at the state, district and national levels.

As the former Texas chair to the SWATA Young Professionals’ Committee, Rolando Salas, LAT, ATC, sees the value in volunteering. Not only does volunteering advances the profession as a whole, but it’s a great way to grow personally, as well.

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the NATA Now blog is highlighting some of our Hispanic/Latinx athletic training leaders at the state, district and national levels Sept. 15-Oct. 15.

For Alicia Montalvo, PhD, MPH, ATC, her passion for athletic training began with her love for exercise. This enthusiasm grew into her dedicated work in personal training for many years, fueling her motivation to help her clients achieve their fitness goals.

The next NATA Timely Topics Series event, “The AT and Management of Long COVID,” at 1 p.m. CDT Sept. 2, is an opportunity to ask the right questions, said former NATA Intercollegiate Council for Sports Medicine Chair and Current National Collegiate Athletic Association COVID Task Force Member Murphy Grant, LAT, ATC, NASM-PES, who will moderate the discussion.