Congress Needs to Act Now to Stop Medicare Crisis For Seniors
Friends, If we do not convince congress to act now, we will have drastic changes in our Medicare programs, causing a Medicare crisis for seniors. The sustainable growth rate formula (SGR) that cuts physicians’ Medicare pay takes effect on Dec. 1st. The American Medical Association, 66 specialist practitioner societies and 50 state medical groups, are…
Medical Homes
Friends, The term “Medical Homes” has recently become a focus for discussion in health care. While the term is currently one of the hot buzzwords in the medical community, Medical homes have been in place in various forms since the 1960’s. A Medical Home is defined by such components as; adoption of health information technology…
Congress Delays Medicare Physician Payment Cut Again To June 1
Friends, In a late night April session Congress once again delayed the twenty one percent Medicare physician payment cut. The date was pushed to June 1 to avoid a Medicare catastrophe for our nation’s senior citizens. This is not the first time Congress has had to make this type of move. The repeated delays, and…
Historic Universal Health Care Bill Passes
Friends, On Sunday March 21st, Barrack Obama’s Health Care Reform Bill was passed. This bill has been strongly supported by many, including the American Medical Association and myself, from the beginning of the reform’s debates. As mentioned in the AMA’s Health System Reform Plan PDF from my last entry, it is crucial that ALL Americans…
Congress Must Act Now To Repeal Medicare’s Sustainable Growth Rate Formula
Friends, On Monday March 1st I had the honor of traveling to our nation’s capitol to attend the American Medical Association’s National Advocacy Conference as a representative of the Massachusetts Medical Society. I wanted to take just a moment and update you on potential legislation that could dramatically impact your health care. As a physician…
