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H.R. 6091, The Save Medicare Act of 2008
- This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
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H.R. 6091 would amend title XVIII of the Security Act to preserve access to physicians' services under the Medicare Program.
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== Status of the Legislation ==
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Dan
June 9, 2008, 10:31am (report abuse)To automatically reduce payment rates because utilization is increasing makse no sense when the vast majority of the increase is related to the ageing population.
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June 18, 2008, 10:59am (report abuse)It is vitally important for this act to pass. I currently work for a physician practice and physicians are having a tough time making it with the current reimbursment rates from Medicare. Unfortunately, most insurers utilize the medicare rates as the basis for payment also. The medicare payment rates need to be increased to reflect the cost of doing business in today's world. The current rates are just about what they were in 2001 - this clearly reflects the lack of concern by Congress of health care delivery in America. Too many physicians have had to close their practice because the cost of doing business is not reflected in the payments they receive.