August 2017: Congressional Briefing on the Value of Rehabilitation and Habilitation

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NAAOP Legislative Webcast: Congressional Briefing on the Value of Rehabilitation and Habilitation 57:21

August 18, 2017
The Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR), the Habilitation Benefits Coalition (HAB), and the Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid (ITEM) Coalition sponsored a Congressional Briefing on The Value of Rehabilitation and Habilitation Services and Devices in America’s Healthcare System July 27, 2017 in Washington, DC.

Featured speakers at the Congressional Briefing included:
- U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
- U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
- Eric LeGrand (former Rutgers University football star with spinal cord injury)
- Roseann Sdoia (Boston Marathon bombing survivor)
- Lisa Smith (mother of Isabela Smith, recipient of habilitation therapies)