Comments on: First mandate sought in Senate health plan, cost increases to follow http://ifawebnews.com/2009/12/01/first-mandate-sought-in-senate-health-plan-cost-increases-to-follow/ The nation’s homepage for insurance industry news Thu, 24 May 2012 14:01:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bill Griffinhttp://ifawebnews.com/2009/12/01/first-mandate-sought-in-senate-health-plan-cost-increases-to-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-1302 Bill Griffin Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:09:07 +0000 http://ifawebnews.com/?p=9343#comment-1302 I regret that the term athletic trainer was included in your comment about what’s the next mandate to be covered. It sounds as if it was meant to be derogatory and I wanted to make sure the term is being properly applied.An athletic trainer is a health care professional. We are often confused with personal trainers whose main focus us improving the fitness of an individual. An athletic trainer, certified by the Board of Certification, Inc. (www.bocatc.org) is trained to prevent, evaluate, diagnosis, treat and rehabilitate injuries sustained by athletes and other active individuals. We are currently regulated in 47 states. We have been working with congress for 6 years to be recognized by Medicare as a provider of physical medicine and rehabilitation services . The services we provide are already mandated for payment; when provided by a physician or other recognized health care providers. The difference is that when physical medicine and rehabilitation is provided by an athletic trainer, the patients tend to get better faster and to a higher level of function than when performed by other health care providers. So yes there is a price tag associated with “mandating” athletic trainers in a health care environment, but the end result would be decreased costs and improved quality of life.For more information, please contact me or go to the National Athletic Trainers’ Association web site (www.nata,org).Thanks and have a great day! I regret that the term athletic trainer was included in your comment about what’s the next mandate to be covered. It sounds as if it was meant to be derogatory and I wanted to make sure the term is being properly applied.

An athletic trainer is a health care professional. We are often confused with personal trainers whose main focus us improving the fitness of an individual. An athletic trainer, certified by the Board of Certification, Inc. (www.bocatc.org) is trained to prevent, evaluate, diagnosis, treat and rehabilitate injuries sustained by athletes and other active individuals. We are currently regulated in 47 states. We have been working with congress for 6 years to be recognized by Medicare as a provider of physical medicine and rehabilitation services . The services we provide are already mandated for payment; when provided by a physician or other recognized health care providers. The difference is that when physical medicine and rehabilitation is provided by an athletic trainer, the patients tend to get better faster and to a higher level of function than when performed by other health care providers. So yes there is a price tag associated with “mandating” athletic trainers in a health care environment, but the end result would be decreased costs and improved quality of life.

For more information, please contact me or go to the National Athletic Trainers’ Association web site (www.nata,org).

Thanks and have a great day!

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