U.S. House overwhelmingly passes legislation to permanently repeal the SGR
We’ve never been so close!
Just moments ago, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation that would permanently repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula before the current Medicare payment patch expires on March 31.
Now it’s the U.S. Senate’s turn to act, and time is running out before they adjourn later tonight for a two-week recess, leading to the risk of patients losing access to the critical services they rely on every day if they don’t act.
Let’s make sure Medicare reform finally gets across the finish line by contacting your senators through every means available and asking them to pass H.R. 2 (formerly H.R. 1470/S. 810)!
- Call your senators using the AMA’s toll-free Grassroots Hotline: (888) 434-6200.
- Send an urgent email to your senators reinforcing the need for SGR repeal now.
- Contact key senators still undecided on this most critical issue directly through their own social media channels and share with your own Facebook friends and Twitter followers as well.
Your help in the battle to end SGR and secure the promise of Medicare has brought us this far, but we need your voice now more than ever. Please commit to take action today!
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Article from the AMA Patients’ Action Network.