Local Physicians Address Health Care Reform Issues
Dear Patients of Jefferson Parish,
Doctors want to take care of Medicare patients.
Although all
Louisiana Senators and Representatives voted against the health care reform
bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is now the law of the land
and the implementation and regulation phase has begun. President Obama acknowledges that the task of
reforming the nation’s health care system is not finished. Of note, physicians are still pursuing a
permanent resolution for the flawed Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) physician
payment formula under Medicare. Congress
extended the 2009 payment rates until May 31st so we still do not
have a long-term solution that will replace the faulty formula Medicare uses to
pay doctors. JPMS will remain vigilant
and seek ways to correct the flaws through the implementation process.
We need your
help to convince Congress to fix Medicare. U.S. Senators Landrieu and Vitter and Representatives Scalise, Cao, and
Melancon need to hear from you and your patients.
A coalition
of medical societies has mounted an effort to advocate for a permanent fix to
the SGR and to oppose Medicare cuts. Please sign the petition designed to communicate this message to
Congress. Ask your friends and patients
to sign as well.
Petition:
“Please fix
Medicare by developing a rational Medicare physician payment system that automatically
keeps up with the cost of running a practice and is backed by a fair, stable
funding formula.”
to download and copy this information for your patients.
to download a poster for your patients.
Sign the Petition, joining
with other physicians from
medical societies across the nation.
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