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Thousands of Seniors and Doctors Are Expressing Their Opposition to Proposed 'Medicare Advantage' Cuts
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(OPEN):
AS CONGRESS CONTINUES TO PURSUE A SOLUTION TO THE
MEDICARE-PHYSICIAN-PAYMENT ISSUE, SENIORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE
URGING THEIR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO PRESERVE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE
BENEFITS. THE COALITION FOR MEDICARE CHOICES--WHICH
CONSISTS OF 400-THOUSAND SENIORS--IS MOBILIZING THOUSANDS OF ITS MEMBERS
TO CALL, WRITE, E-MAIL, OR VISIT THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, DURING THE JULY
4TH RECESS, IN ORDER TO EXPRESS THEIR OPPOSITION TO CUTTING MEDICARE
ADVANTAGE. KAREN IGNAGNI ["IG-NON-EE"]--THE
PRESIDENT AND C-E-O OF AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS,
OR A-H-I-P--HAS MORE...
(IGNAGNI):
"MORE THAN 10-MILLION SENIORS CURRENTLY RELY
ON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE FOR THEIR HEALTH-CARE COVERAGE--AND THE DISEASE
MANAGEMENT AND CARE COORDINATION THAT THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES. SOME
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WANT TO CUT FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM--TO PREVENT A
PAY CUT FOR DOCTORS WHO TREAT MEDICARE PATIENTS. WHILE IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT DOCTOR PAYMENTS NOT BE REDUCED, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS NEED
TO CONSIDER THE IMPACT THAT CUTS TO MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WOULD HAVE ON
SENIORS--MILLIONS OF WHOM COULD FACE LIMITED CHOICES, REDUCED
BENEFITS, AND HIGHER OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS, IF THESE CUTS BECOME LAW."
(CLOSE):
MANY DOCTORS ARE ALSO WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A-H-I-P TO CONTACT THEIR
LEGISLATORS, IN ORDER TO VOICE THEIR OPPOSITION TO CUTS IN PATIENTS'
HEALTH-CARE BENEFITS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
"MEDICARE-CHOICES"-DOT-ORG OR
"A-H-I-P"-DOT-ORG.
