Medicare H.R. 4213 ~ Listen Up, Seniors, "Hey Thats Me" !

Tennessee`s - Tanner - Alexander - Corker ~ Call them, Write them !

The U.S House and Senate are scheduled to vote soon on H.R. 4213 -- the American Jobs, Closing Tax Loopholes, and Preventing Outsourcing Act -- that extends unemployment benefits, COBRA subsidies, and enhanced Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage (FMAP) matching funds for states, while fixing physician payments under Medicare for 5 years. Failure to pass this legislation will result in doctors facing a 21% cut in their Medicare reimbursements. The doctor reimbursement fix will ensure that Medicare beneficiaries will continue to have access to family physicians and specialists. Also included in H.R. 4213 is a provision to increase funding to states to help pay for increased Medicaid reimbursements. As you may know, Medicaid dollars provide assistance to low-income seniors and pay for nursing home care. Failure to extend this FMAP provision will force states to close budget gaps with brutal cuts that will affect many seniors. H.R. 4213 extends the enhanced Medicaid funding provision for six months by providing states with $26 billion in federal funding.

What you can do:

(1) Please click on http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/hr4213 to send a letter to your U.S. Representative and Senators; and

(2) Call Capitol Hill by Thursday, May 20 and tell your Representative and Senators to vote in favor of H.R. 4213 – the American Jobs, Closing Tax Loopholes and Preventing Outsourcing Act.

The toll-free call-in number for the House is 877-442-6801. For the Senate, please dial 202-224-3121 (not toll-free). Say that you are watching to make sure the doctor fix and the Medicaid provision contained in H.R. 4213 pass!
pass!

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Thank you.