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With a 10.6-percent cut in Medicare payments to physicians looming on July 1, physicians need to let Congress know that passage of the Save Medicare Act of 2008 (S 2785) is critical for physicians and their patients. Call the American Medical Association Grassroots Hotline at (800) 833-6354 to be connected to your representatives in Congress and urge them to cosponsor and pass S 2785.
The bill prevents the Medicare physician fee cut, retains current payment levels for the remainder of 2008, and raises payments by 1.8 percent in 2009. The bill also continues "rural extender" provisions set to expire and gives Congress time to work on a long-term solution to the broken Medicare payment system.
Testifying before the House Small Business Committee, AMA representatives urged Congress to take immediate action to avert cuts that will harm seniors' access to care.
"There are only 53 calendar days, and substantially fewer legislative days, remaining for Congress to fix this problem," said AMA Trustee Cecil B. Wilson, MD. "Time is short, and we urge Congress to act before it is too late."
TMA also is working to fix the Medicare payment system. Click here to read what TMA proposes.
Action, May 16, 2008
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