{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sinema.house.gov/latest-news/sinema-visits-ability-dynamics-through-kyrsten-means-business-program2/", "Sinema Visits Ability Dynamics through Kyrsten Means Business Program", "2016-08-18", "2016", "2016-08", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Kyrsten Sinema", "S001191", "sinema.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "TEMPE, Ariz. \u2013 Through her Kyrsten Means Business Program, Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema heard from employees at Tempe\u2019s Ability Dynamics, a medical device company that manufactures and distributes innovative prosthetic feet.\u201cAbility Dynamics is an example of the incredible medical innovation happening in Arizona\u2019s 9th district,\u201d said Congresswoman Sinema. \u201cThese groundbreaking prosthetics are improving the lives of patients, including veterans in Arizona and across the country.\u201dThe RUSH foot previously met the reimbursement criteria under Medicare, private insurance, and the VA. \u00a0Earlier this year, the VA made changes to their reimbursement codes leaving veterans who were prescribed the RUSH foot unable to obtain the device.Congresswoman Sinema led a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald asking for an explanation for the coding change and a justification for the difference between the VA\u2019s reimbursement determination and Medicare\u2019s reimbursement determination.\"We share the same goals of efficiently using taxpayer dollars to provide veterans with the best possible care,\" wrote Congresswoman Sinema. \"We look forward to working with you to improve transparency and accuracy in coding, and to improve the overall quality of care available to veterans.\"Read the full letter here.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://sinema.house.gov/latest-news/sinema-visits-ability-dynamics-through-kyrsten-means-business-program2/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8111420795321465, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}