2026 Respiratory Care Fly-In Agenda

The agenda is subject to change, but the start and end times will remain the same.

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	Meeting Registration	Heather Willden
12:00 p.m.–12:15 p.m.	Welcome	Dana Evans, MHA, RRT, RRT-NPS, FACHE, FAARC, FNAP, AARC President
12:15 p.m.–12:30 p.m.	Congressional Welcome	Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO), Co-sponsor SOAR Act
12:30 p.m.–1:00 p.m.	Lunch — Box Lunch Delivered	Please return to the meeting room for a working lunch
12:40 p.m.–1:00 p.m.	The COPD Action Alliance (CAA) and COPD Congressional Caucus Update	Sarah Hoffman, Executive Director, CAA
1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.	The SOAR Act	Congressional co-sponsor (invited)
1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.	Regulatory Affairs Overview and Activities	Kay Moyer, CRD Associates
2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.	What to Expect on Capitol Hill and our “Asks”	Stefanie Rinehart, CRD Associates
3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.	Medicare Part B Strategy for RTs The Respiratory Care Interstate Compact	Miriam O’Day, SVP Government Affairs AARC
3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.	The Patient Perspective	TBA
4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.	Orientation for First-Time Attendees Role Playing Q&A with your Faux Members of Congress	Megan Koster, Co-Chair, AARC Government Affairs Committee
4:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m.	Wrap Up and Prep for Day 2	Dan Garrett, Executive Director Miriam O’Day
5:00 p.m.	Dinner on Your Own

6:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.	Hot Breakfast Buffet	All
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.	Congressional Appointments	Capitol Hill
6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.	Sit Down Dinner Debrief

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