medicare reimbursement rates

For Immediate Release

July 9, 2008

Contact: Matthew Miller, 202-485-3123

Hannah August, 202-485-3129

SUNUNU BACKS INSURANCE COMPANIES OVER SENIORS, VOTES AGAINST MEDICARE BILL AGAIN

Ignoring calls from doctors across New Hampshire and the country to reverse his vote, Republican Senator John Sununu voted again today against a bill to prevent steep cuts in Medicare. Without passage of the legislation, which is paid for by ending costly overpayments to private insurance companies and HMOs participating in Medicare, millions of seniors would have been unable to easily access care, as many doctors were expected to stop seeing Medicare patients. The bill was endorsed by the American Medical Association, which has run television ads criticizing Republican Senators for opposing it.  The legislation now heads to the president, who has threatened to veto it.

For Immediate Release
July 9, 2008

• "U.S. Sen. John Sununu said he would again reject a U.S. House-approved proposal that prevents a 10.6 percent cut in fees paid to doctors who treat Medicare patients." [Nashua Telegraph, 7/9/08]