Daniel J. Berry, MD, president of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, recently released a statement regarding Congress' inability to fix Medicare's sustainable growth rate, according to an AAOS news release.
In the statement, Dr. Berry calls for Congress to act "in a meaningful way" to prevent the 27.4 percent cut in Medicare reimbursement that will kick in on Jan. 1, 2012, if the issue is not addressed.
"Our nation's elderly and disabled citizens deserve better than the uncertainty that the current system engenders," Dr. Berry writes. "A stable Medicare physician reimbursement system is essential for establishing a foundation for new payment models and delivery reforms that provides security for patients and the physicians who care for them."
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"Our nation's elderly and disabled citizens deserve better than the uncertainty that the current system engenders," Dr. Berry writes. "A stable Medicare physician reimbursement system is essential for establishing a foundation for new payment models and delivery reforms that provides security for patients and the physicians who care for them."
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