Grassroots Action Center
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Welcome to the AAOMS Grassroots Action Center. Here you can participate in AAOMS advocacy campaigns, review the progress of the association's legislative priorities and monitor the actions of elected officials.
To participate in the 'write your rep' campaigns, click on the link to the "Issues" section above!
Urge Congress to Pass a Long-Term Medicare Physician Reimbursement Solution
Medicare providers continue to face major reimbursement cuts as Congress continues to utilize short-term fixes to prevent cuts from taking effect. A long-term solution to the flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, which determines Medicare provider reimbursement rates, must be a top legislative health reform priority in 2012. Short-term fixes are not a viable option. Please take action by contacting your US Senators and Representative today to request they pass a long-term fix to prevent cuts to Medicare physician reimbursement....
Take ActionUrge Congress to Reform the Medical Malpractice System
On January 24, 2011, Congressman Phil Gingrey (R-GA) introduced the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 (H.R. 5), and on May 26, 2011, Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) introduced companion legislation (S. 1099) in the Senate. The HEALTH Act would set conditions for lawsuits arising from health care liability claims regarding health care goods or services or any medical product affecting interstate commerce. H.R. 5 was passed by the House of Representatives on March 22, 2012. Please take action by contacting your US Senators and asking them to cosponsor the Senate version and/or support the House version of the HEALTH Act (S. 1099/H.R. 5)....
Take ActionUrge Congress to Help Prevent Essential Drug Shortages
In the first half of 2011, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) introduced the Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act (S. 296/H.R. 2245), which would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with improved capacity to prevent drug shortages. Please take action by contacting your US Representative and Senators and asking them to cosponsor S. 296/H.R. 2245....
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Urge Congress to Reform Federal Antitrust Guidelines for Health Insurance Companies
On March 17, 2011, Congressman and dentist Paul Gosar (R-AZ) introduced the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2011 (H.R. 1150) which would amend the McCarran-Ferguson Act to remove the special treatment provided to health insurers by subjecting them to the same federal antitrust rules as every other industry. The language from this bill was passed by the House of Representatives on March 22, 2012 as an amendment to the HEALTH Act (H.R. 5). Please take action by contacting your US Senators and asking them to introduce companion legislation to H.R. 1150.
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