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		<title>05/01/12: FDA warns hi HealthInnovations of illegal online hearing test</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 20:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Morgan</dc:creator>
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		<title>4/25/12: Representative Joe Crowley (D-NY), a member of the House Ways &amp; Means Committee, has introduced HR 4378, the “Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2012.”</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Morgan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 16, Rep. Crowley introduced the bill, &#8220;Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2012.&#8221; Click here to view a final draft of the bill, since the GPO has not yet released their official version. The ITEM &#8230; <a href="http://itemcoalition.org/2012/04/25/42512-representative-joe-crowley-d-ny-a-member-of-the-house-ways-means-committee-has-introduced-hr-4378-the-ensuring-access-to-quality-complex-rehabilitation-technology-act-of-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itemcoalition.org&#038;blog=25510672&#038;post=401&#038;subd=itemcoalition&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>04/17/2011: ITEM Asks Congressmen and Senators to Support the Insurance Fairness for Amputees Act of 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Morgan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Members of the ITEM Coalition strongly urged Senators, Congressmen, and Congresswomen to co-sponsor the Insurance Fairness for Amputees Act of 2012, H.R. 4175 and S. 773. This bipartisan legislation would help preserve access to critical health care services for more &#8230; <a href="http://itemcoalition.org/2012/04/17/04172011-item-asks-congressmen-and-senators-to-support-the-insurance-fairness-for-amputees-act-of-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itemcoalition.org&#038;blog=25510672&#038;post=396&#038;subd=itemcoalition&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>02/09/2012: The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) released proposed rules for accessibility standards for medical diagnostic equipment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Morgan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) is proposing accessibility standards for medical diagnostic equipment. The proposed standards contain minimum technical criteria to ensure that medical diagnostic equipment, including examination tables, examination chairs, weight scales, mammography equipment, and &#8230; <a href="http://itemcoalition.org/2012/02/09/the-architectural-and-transportation-barriers-compliance-board-access-board-released-proposed-rules-for-accessibility-standards-for-medical-diagnostic-equipment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itemcoalition.org&#038;blog=25510672&#038;post=381&#038;subd=itemcoalition&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>02/07/2012: Senate HELP Committee holds hearing on challenges and opportunities for accessible technologies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Morgan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, February 7, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee held a hearing to discuss the impact of technology in education and its accessibility for people with disabilities. This was the latest in a series of hearings &#8230; <a href="http://itemcoalition.org/2012/02/07/02072012-senate-help-committee-holds-hearing-on-challenges-and-opportunities-foraccessible-technologies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itemcoalition.org&#038;blog=25510672&#038;post=388&#038;subd=itemcoalition&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>02/06/2012: CMS delays the demonstration project for prior authorization of power mobility devices until June 1, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Morgan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CMS announced this month that the agency will implement the Prior Authorization of Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Demonstration on or after June 1, 2012. CMS first announced last November that it would implement the PMD demonstration starting January 1, 2012, &#8230; <a href="http://itemcoalition.org/2012/02/06/cms-delays-the-demonstration-project-for-prior-authorization-of-power-mobility-devices-until-june-1-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itemcoalition.org&#038;blog=25510672&#038;post=377&#038;subd=itemcoalition&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CMS delays PMD Prior Authorization Demo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Morgan</dc:creator>
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