An independent study by health policy researchers (Rogers, Bai, Lavin, & Anderson) published in Medical Care Research and Review finds that “occupational therapy is the only spending category where additional spending has a statistically significant association with lower readmission rates” in hospitals for the three health conditions studied. AOTA adopts Vision 2025: “Occupational therapy maximizes health, well-being, and quality of life for all people, populations, and communities through effective solutions that facilitate participation in everyday living.” AOTA attains the membership high milestone of 60,000 members; membership in 1917 was 40.