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COPD public awareness campaign launches

Respiratory Care Weekly, January 24, 2007

A new public awareness campaign will focus on COPD as the fourth leading cause of death, reported the AARC. The campaign kicked off with a reintroduction of the pulmonary rehabilitation bill, now known as S.329 in the Senate, made by members of the U.S. COPD Congressional Caucus. The bill would provide for a national coverage policy that would ensure that individuals are not denied or limited access to pulmonary rehabilitation services. If passed, this bill would end the debate between the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, fiscal intermediaries, and providers by clearly defining pulmonary rehabilitation for Medicare recipients, according to the AARC.

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