Seniors Mobilizing Against Medicare Advantage Cuts

If you are senior and reading this, now is the time to voice your opinion as well. The AMA has a strong campaign in place and the proposed Medicare cuts stand to limit your access to physicians if this takes place. Call or write your congress person to make a difference. Physicians have not had an increase in many years and the small practices will be hit the hardest, so voice your opinion. BD

As Congress continues to pursue a solution to the Medicare physician payment issue, seniors from across the country are mobilizing over the July 4th recess to urge Congress to preserve their Medicare Advantage benefits. The Coalition for Medicare Choices, which consists of 400,000 seniors, has mobilized thousands of seniors across the country to call, write, email, and visit their representatives during the July 4th recess to express their opposition to cutting Medicare Advantage benefits.

"As a physician, I see the value of Medicare Advantage to my patients every single day. Congress needs to understand that cutting Medicare Advantage will be harmful to millions of seniors," said Jay Cohen, M,D. of the Monarch Physician Group in Orange County, California.