Pass a PERMANENT Fix to Medicare Doctor Payments
Congress' new one-year delay of Medicare physician cuts has brought some needed stability to the care offered by doctors to their most vulnerable patients. But in the long run, temporary, Band-Aid fixes like this only increase the size of the cuts and the cost of reform.
If we don't find a permanent solution, many doctors will be forced to stop accepting Medicare patients or even close down their practices. That could mean that many Medicare patients wouldn't be able to find a physician when they need one most.
Enough with the Band-Aids. Urge Congress to find a long-term solution to the Medicare physician payment cuts.
Dear Member of Congress,
As a concerned patient, I applaud you for finally giving both patients and doctors some stability with the Medicare physician payment cuts.
Short-term actions are the wrong answer to this long-term problem. These Band-Aid fixes have only served to increase the size of the cuts and the cost of reform creating an unstable system for doctors and patients.
Last year's cycle of cuts and temporary patches made me very worried that I wouldn't be able to find a physician when I needed one most.
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An increasing number of doctors will be forced to stop accepting Medicare patients or even close down their practice if a permanent solution is not found this year.
