American Medical Association
AARP and MOAA Join AMA 'House Call' to Alert Seniors, Boomers and Military of Impending Medicare Crisis
Published in Law and Health Weekly, February 6th, 2010
Focusing on looming Medicare physician cuts of 21 percent that begin on March 1, the American Medical Association (AMA), AARP and the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) joined together today in an unprecedented multi-state event. With advocates in Washington, D.C., Madison, WI, Norfolk, VA, Bismarck, ND and Portland, ME, the three groups urged the Senate to permanently fix the Medicare physician payment problem before seniors, military families and baby boomers face a limited choice of physicians and limited access to care.
"Time is running out," said AMA Immediate Past-President Nancy H. Nielsen, M.D., from today's news conference in Washington, D.C. "The...
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