Congress Must Act Now to Fix the Flawed Medicare Payment System
New Flawed SGR Formula Hurts Doctors and Patients Alike Click to read the Huffington Post article. (8-06-2010)
Doctors Limit New Medicare Patients view pdf
SGR Flyer for Physician Waiting Rooms - The 23% reduction of Medicare physician fees as of December 1, 2010 is still iminent. Please post this flyer in your office, give to your patients, and continue to send letters to our congressmen. We need a permanent fix!
Texas Doctors Leaving Medicare - An article offers supporting evidence of what will happen if the flawed sustainable growth rate formula is not permanently fixed.
Visit the Stop Medicare Meltdown Website - includes materials you can use to educate patients, lobby our lawmakers in Washington, and encourage friends and colleagues to press for Medicare physician payment reform. You can download fliers and customize and e-mail a letter directly to Florida members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representative.
- Please sign the iPetition - This petition encourages Congress to fix the Medicare physician payment system once and for all in a fair and stable way.
- Physician sample letter to senator view doc
- Physician letter to patients view doc
- Form letter for patients to contact legislators view doc
- List of Legislators representing Lee County in pdf view
- Contact your legislators
Articles & Editorials on flawed Medicare Payment System
- Read President-Elect, Shahid Sultan, MD's Editorial in News-Press
- Read LCMS Treasurer, Audrey Farahmand, MD's Editorial in News-Press
- Read LCMS President, Craig Sweet, MD's Editorial in News-Press
Medicare Participation Options for Physicians
The AMA has information available for physicians. Click here for the pdf.
