Starting today, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold Medicare claims for 10 days in anticipation that Congress will act to avoid a 21.2% reimbursement cut to physciains. If Congress fails to address the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), which is the methodology used to determine Medicare payments, Medicare patients will be greatly impacted as physicians will inevitably stop accepting Medicare patients. These Medicare cuts will greatly impact rural residents as there is a larger portion of elderly living in our rural communities who are already faced with a provider shortage.
Now is the time to contact Colorado’s Congressional leaders and encourage them to fix the SGR and avoid these cuts!
Senator Mark Udall: 202-224-5941; 303-650-7820
Senator Michael Bennet: 202-224-5852; 303-455-7600
Representative Diana DeGette: 202-225-4431; 303-844-4988
Representative Jared Polis: 202-225-4431; 303-484-9596
Representative John Salazar: 202-225-4761; 970-245-7107
Representative Betsy Markey: 202-225-4676; 970-221-7110
Representative Doug Lamborn: 202-225-4422; 719-520-0055
Representative Mike Coffman: 202-225-7882; 720-283-9772
Representative Ed Perlmutter: 202-225-2645; 303-274-7944
