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Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 11:49 AM

To: PULSE Colorado

Subject: Fw: United States Senate Fails Physicians and Their Patients

 

 

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Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 1:02 PM

Subject: United States Senate Fails Physicians and Their Patients

The Senate this week ignored its responsibility to physicians and their patients in the Medicare program. The Senate's inaction will allow Medicare reimbursement to fall by 4.4 percent on February 1, 2003. For more information, visit <www.asahq.org/PresUpdateNov27-final.doc>.

Physicians will have until January 31, 2003 to decide on participation versus nonparticipation in the Medicare program. For information on the options available to physicians, visit <www.asahq.org/options.doc>.

The Senate has adjourned and Senators are returning home. Contact them locally to express your outrage at their failure to fix the update problem! Senators' local offices may be found on their individual Web sites by visiting <www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm>.

James E. Cottrell, M.D.

President

American Society of Anesthesiologists

American Society of Anesthesiologists 847-825-5586

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