The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has just announced its decision regarding “Therapy – Incident To Services.” Although the decision is not what NATA had hoped for, please know we will work through this issue and believe the athletic training profession will emerge strong.

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The College/University Athletic Trainers’ Committee has initiated a new awards program that will recognize ATCs working in the college/university setting. Nominations are now being accepted for the three honors - College Certified Athletic Trainer of the Year, Assistant Certified Athletic Trainer Award and the Over and Above Award.

Click HERE to nominate an ATC for one of these honors. (Note: you must enter your member log-in and password to download the nomination form.)

Thanks to the determination of NATA member Tom Abdenour, MA, ATC of the Golden State Warriors, readers of Marc Stein's ESPN.com column now know why it's important to say "athletic trainer" (instead of simply "trainer"). Sometimes all it takes is networking with your contacts to make something like this a reality.

To view the Nov. 10 column, click on the link below and scroll down to the last bullet (below "Then again...").

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