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, AARC President
12:15 p.m.–12:30 p.m.	Opening Remarks	Daniel Garrett, AARC Chief Staff Executive
12:30 p.m.–12:45 p.m.	Working Lunch	Box lunch provided
12:45 p.m.–1:00 p.m.	TBA	TBA
1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.	What to Expect on the Hill: An Overview of What’s Happening in Congress and Our “Asks”	Stefanie Rinehart, CRD Associates Miriam O’Day, Senior Vice-President, Government Affairs
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.	The Patient Perspective on the Need for Oxygen Payment Reform	TBA
2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.	The Issues and the Tools	Megan Koster, Co-Chair, AARC Government Affairs Committee
3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.	Orientation for First-Time Attendees	Theresa Cantu and Mike Madison, Co-Chairs, AARC Government Affairs Committee
3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.	Role Playing Q&A with Your Faux Members of Congress	Volunteers
4:00	Adjourn
	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	Crystal Gateway Marriott

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