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Medicare and Medicaid
New AMA Ads Blast Senate Inaction on Medicare Cuts That Begin Today
July 20th, 2008
Reflecting physicians' frustration with a group of senators that blocked action last week on legislation that would stop harsh Medicare physician payment cuts, the AMA began airing new TV and radio ads urging opponents of H.R. 6331 to put patients' access to care before insurance profits. The ads will run through this week's congressional recess, initially in Mississippi, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming. The ads can be viewed online at www.ama-assn.org/go/medicareads. "Congress had six months to effectively address harsh Medicare cuts that will harm seniors' access to care," said AMA President Nancy Nielsen, M.D. "Despite broad bipartisan...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-07-20)
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