Last Chance to STOP Medicare Cuts Now! Tell Congress to Repeal the SGR Permanently
Last Chance to STOP Medicare Cuts Now! |
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We need all physicians to urge congress to repeal the Medicare SGR and protect Medi-Cal from further cuts in congressional Congress has appointed a Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to develop $1.5 trillion in spending cuts/revenue increases by Thanksgiving. On January 1, 2012, physicians face a 30 percent Medicare SGR payment cut! Moreover, organized medicine has been working for a decade to repeal the flawed Medicare SGR payment formula. The Deficit Committee may be our last chance to eliminate the SGR once and for all. Moreover, physicians continue to face deep cuts in the Medi-Cal program. The California Medical Association (CMA) believes that stable reimbursement in these programs not only protects access to care but also makes economic sense as physicians are important employers in their communities and repealing the SGR saves hundreds of billions of dollars. CONTACT CONGRESS TODAY! Encourage them to repeal the Medicare SGR in the deficit committee legislation and stop further Medi-Cal physician payment cuts and help protect access to care for California's most vulnerable patients: seniors, military families, the disabled, pregnant women and children.
Additional advocacy materials and talking points can be found at CMA website: |
