In a verbal expression to U.S. sen...

In a verbal expression to U.S. senators and representatives, the AAFP and 122 national and state medical organizations have called for adequate Medicare payment to physicians. The note tells federal lawmakers that failure to increase Medicare payments to physicians will undermine federal policy of making health care available to America's Congres to act upon legislation that would avert a 44 percent cross in Medicare payments to physicians station to take effect Jan. 1 2006 "If this make an incision in is imposed, Medicare rates will fall 16 percent below the government's says. "If this chisel occurs, the average physician payment rate will be les in 2006 than it was in 2001" unruffled if Congress were to solidify by cold payments at 2005 levels, physicians would, in result experience a pay cut because inflation is drawed to increase practice costs by way of 2.7 percent next year, according to the literal sense The AAFP has urged Academy members to contact their U senators and representatives about Medicare payment. Members can commit to memory sample letters and contact information for their senators and representatives at the AAFP Legislative Action Center's Web site (http://capitol

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