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Maggie Steber

Richard Kelly

Pete Souza

Anne Geddes

Ron Haviv

Patrick McBride

Pete Frates

Lou Gehrig

Peter Krogh

Sybylla Smith

Jodi Baretz

Tim Rasmussen

Jenna Close

Lou Jones

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We're dropping a special bonus episode of the pod to address a developing issue that requires all of us to take action! The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) have mandated that noninvasive ventilators (bipap) go through a competitive bidding process to set the price and award contracts to equipment companies (i.e. equipment companies submit bids on how much it will cost for an item; CMS takes the lowest bid and will only reimburse companies at that lowest price).  The problem with competitive bidding in this situation is that many companies will stop supplying the devices because they can no longer make money (or will lose money) by providing these.  This could make it incredibly difficult for individuals to get access to these devices and worse have access to a company close by that can repair them if something goes wrong.  To send a letter visit: https://alsa.quorum.us/campaign/20341/For a transcript of this episode visit our post on Tumblr.This episode was produced by Garrett Tiedemann and is brought to you by the Connectivity Center at the ALS Association MN/ND/SD Chapter.

We're dropping a special bonus episode of the pod to address a developing issue that requires all of us to take action! The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) have mandated that noninvasive ventilators (bipap) go through a competitive bidding process to set the price and award contracts to equipment companies (i.e. equipment companies submit bids on how much it will cost for an item; CMS takes the lowest bid and will only reimburse companies at that lowest price).  The problem with competitive bidding in this situation is that many companies will stop supplying the devices because they can no longer make money (or will lose money) by providing these.  This could make it incredibly difficult for individuals to get access to these devices and worse have access to a company close by that can repair them if something goes wrong.  To send a letter visit: <a href="https://alsa.quorum.us/campaign/20341/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alsa.quorum.us/campaign/20341/</a>For a transcript of this episode visit our post on <a href="https://connectingals.tumblr.com/post/185096435212/advocacy-alert-changes-cms" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tumblr</a>.This episode was produced by Garrett Tiedemann and is brought to you by the Connectivity Center at the ALS Association MN/ND/SD Chapter.

Advocacy Alert: Changes to CMS

Want to ensure that your creative work is protected? ASMP is calling on photographers and creatives of all disciplines to support an incredibly important piece of legislation that could make it signifigantly easier for creatives to resolve copyright disputes without incurring the expenses of going to federal court. ASMP Executive Director Tom Kennedy and Advocacy Counsel Mike Klipper discuss the importance of the proposed CASE Act and how offering a small claims court resolution for copyright infringement could be a massive benefit to creatives across America. The House Judiciary Committee is considering and voting on HR3945 (the CASE Act) in early April; therefore, ASMP needs you to contact – by phone, email, or letter – your representative urging them to support the bill that protects your rights as a creator, even if you have already done so, to stress the urgency and importance of this bill that has been twelve long years in the making. You can learn more about the CASE Act and take action here.Support the show

Want to ensure that your creative work is protected? ASMP is calling on photographers and creatives of all disciplines to support an incredibly important piece of legislation that could make it signifigantly easier for creatives to resolve copyright disputes without incurring the expenses of going to federal court. ASMP Executive Director Tom Kennedy and Advocacy Counsel Mike Klipper discuss the importance of the proposed CASE Act and how offering a small claims court resolution for copyright infringement could be a massive benefit to creatives across America. The House Judiciary Committee is considering and voting on HR3945 (the CASE Act) in early April; therefore, ASMP needs you to contact – by phone, email, or letter – your representative urging them to support the bill that protects your rights as a creator, even if you have already done so, to stress the urgency and importance of this bill that has been twelve long years in the making. You can learn more about the CASE Act and take action <a href="https://www.asmp.org/advocacy/asmp-amps-up-advocacy-in-august-to-knock-down-case-act-critics-false-claims/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here.</a><a href="https://www.asmp.org/asmp-foundation-donations/" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Ep 4 - Advocacy Alert — Support the CASE Act!