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Below you will find the tools and information to help you learn more about the Medicare physician payment issue so you can talk to your patients and Members of Congress about the urgent need to prevent future cuts. This background material will help to keep you informed about this issue.
Please contact your U.S. senators and representative today! Send an e-mail. Or, to contact them by phone, please use the AMA's toll-free Grassroots Hotline at 1-800-833-6354.
See how the Medicare pay cuts will impact your state by using the selection box below (Updated April 2008):
National Advocacy Conference Medicare Kit
Medicare Physician Payment Cuts Action Alert (PDF, 72KB)
S. 2785, the “Save Medicare Act of 2008” (PDF, 73KB)
Chart: Practice Costs vs Medicare Payments (PDF, 104KB)
Map: Medicare Payment Cuts July 2008-December 2009 (PDF, 137KB)
Balance Billing Legislation: H.R. 4736 (PDF, 72KB)
Strategies to Improve Medicare (PDF, 70KB)
Specialty Hospitals: Myths vs. Facts (PDF, 89KB)
More Medicare Payment Advocacy Materials
The Save Medicare Act of 2008 - S.2785 bill text (PDF, 32KB)
Medicare Participation Options for Physicians (PDF, 56KB)
AMA survey finds Medicare cuts will hurt seniors (PDF, 72KB)
Medicare Physician Payments: The Facts (PDF, 46KB)
Medicare Advantage: The Facts (PDF, 48KB)
Letter: Joint Recommendations to Congress on Eliminating the SGR (PDF, 28KB)
Letter: Federation request to Senate for Co-sponsorship of S.2785 (PDF, 15KB)
Letter: Military Coalition to Congress supporting S.2785 (PDF, 65KB)
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