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Ask President to Protect Medicare and TRICARE beneficiary’s access to doctors

Posted at 8:41 AM on Friday, July 11, 2008 by Legislative

 
 
 July 11, 2008   
 
 Ask President to Protect Medicare and TRICARE beneficiary’s access to doctors 
 
 
 Ask President to Sign (HR 6331) Repeal of Medicare/TRICARE Doctor Payment Cuts Take Action!
 
Protect TRICARE Beneficiary Access to Doctors!
 
Senate and House passed "The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act" (H.R. 6331), that will repeal the Medicare/TRICARE 10.6 percent rate cut for doctors that took effect 1 July 2008 and authorize a 0.5-percent increase for 18 months. Doctor participation is an even greater problem for TRICARE than for Medicare because low reimbursement rates are compounded by additional administrative requirements and fewer patients.  The bill now goes to the President for him to sign into law or veto.
 
The Administration has threatened to veto the measure.  Please contact the President to ask that he sign this important legislation into law to retroactively eliminate the Medicare/TRICARE doctor reimbursement cuts that will protect Medicare and TRICARE beneficiary’s access to doctors.     
 
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