On January 1, 2010, physicians face a minimum across-the-board cut of 21 percent in Medicare payments. This cut will grow to about 40 percent in cumulative cuts by 2016 unless Congress permanently reforms Medicare's physician payment system.
These cuts and low payments will limit older Americans' access to health care. How? Some doctors have said the cuts will force them to decrease or stop seeing new Medicare patients. Which means older people may be forced to travel further for needed medical care, or even go to emergency facilities instead of a doctor's office for basic care!
Furthermore, pay cuts may stop physicians from purchasing health information technology. The Medicare physician payment system needs to keep up with rising practice costs so that seniors can be assured of continued access to quality care.
Urge Congress not to settle for another temporary fix -- health system reform must include Medicare reform and we need a long-term solution now. America deserve nothing less!
We took action on “Payment Cuts for Medicare Physicians are Bad News for Older Americans”!
# 8,235:
8:46 pm PST, Nov 20,Susan Shapiro, Massachusetts
# 8,234:
8:07 pm PST, Nov 20,Lisa Turner, Virginia
# 8,233:
8:02 pm PST, Nov 20,Name not displayed, Missouri
# 8,232:
5:03 pm PST, Nov 20,Crystal Cothal, New York
# 8,231:
4:25 pm PST, Nov 20,Joe Arvizu, New Mexico
Please try to include Medicare reform with the health care reform for a long term solution.
# 8,230:
1:52 pm PST, Nov 20,Casey Jo Remy, Idaho
# 8,229:
1:07 pm PST, Nov 20,Clinton Akins, Kansas
# 8,228:
11:02 am PST, Nov 20,Roxann Shadrick, Illinois
# 8,227:
10:59 am PST, Nov 20,DOROTHY KOWALSKI, Illinois
# 8,226:
7:18 am PST, Nov 20,Linda Isham, New Jersey
# 8,225:
6:54 am PST, Nov 20,May Springer, Kansas
# 8,224:
5:53 am PST, Nov 20,June Scroggs, Texas
# 8,223:
5:46 am PST, Nov 20,Faith Staggs, Florida
# 8,222:
2:47 am PST, Nov 20,Gertrude Preston, Maryland
And to think we went thru all that has happened and helped make this country what it is today, and this is our "Thanks-seniors, now we don't want you anymore".
# 8,221:
10:23 pm PST, Nov 19,Kristell Hemery, New York
# 8,220:
9:56 pm PST, Nov 19,Joan Edney, California
# 8,219:
8:24 pm PST, Nov 19,Name not displayed, Tennessee
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7:37 pm PST, Nov 19,Name not displayed, Ohio
# 8,217:
7:00 pm PST, Nov 19,Lisa M Blanco, California
# 8,216:
5:16 pm PST, Nov 19,Brenda Coticelli, North Carolina
# 8,215:
4:28 pm PST, Nov 19,Dixie Champagne, North Carolina
Is our so called GOVERNMENT getting the same shaft?
# 8,214:
2:36 pm PST, Nov 19,Carmel Zetts, North Carolina
# 8,213:
1:55 pm PST, Nov 19,Melodie Jones, Idaho
# 8,212:
1:34 pm PST, Nov 19,Patricia Lahtinen, Washington
# 8,211:
1:23 pm PST, Nov 19,Julie Menna, Arizona
# 8,210:
1:17 pm PST, Nov 19,Elizabeth Packard, Indiana
# 8,209:
12:52 pm PST, Nov 19,Kathleen Morgan, California
# 8,208:
12:21 pm PST, Nov 19,Marcia Lewis, California
Please do not pass legislation that neglects the needs of those who have served this country in good faith for all of their working life.
# 8,207:
11:48 am PST, Nov 19,Cassidy Kirkpatrick, Wisconsin
# 8,206:
9:41 am PST, Nov 19,Conni Wireman, Michigan
It's a national shame that we're throwing these older Americans out after all they're done for the nation!
# 8,205:
9:32 am PST, Nov 19,E K, California
straighten up health care!
# 8,204:
9:27 am PST, Nov 19,Carol Van Dyke, Michigan
# 8,203:
8:13 am PST, Nov 19,Melanie Mangels, Missouri
# 8,202:
8:05 am PST, Nov 19,Latifa Ring, Texas
Please also sign our petition to
STOP ELDER ABUSE AND GUARDIANSHIP ABUSE !
WWW.STOPELDERABUSE.NET
