YOUR HELP IS NEEDED TODAY: SENATE
VOTE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
The Medicare package introduced on Friday in the Senate does not include relief from the drastic Medicare payment cuts for DXA tests. While Senate leaders seriously considered including some help for DXA providers, a remedy for the DXA cuts did not make it into the final package. When the legislation is voted on by the Senate later this week, a package of amendments will be offered on the Senate floor that will make last minute modifications to the bill.
Securing some relief for DXA as part of this package of amendments will be our last best hope to achieve some fix for DXA this year.Over the past 18 months, you have repeatedly answered our calls for help by sending over 12,000 emails to members of Congress asking for relief from the DXA cuts. We are coming down the home stretch and we need you, your staff, and your colleagues to call or send an email today.
Even if you have contacted your Senators‚ offices already, it is very important that we bring this issue to the attention of senate offices that are in a position to act quickly. The task is simple:
To send an email to your US Senator, click here:http://www.ISCD.org/advocacy
Or call your Senator’s office. Let the staff person know that you are a constituent calling on the DXA/osteoporosis testing issue. Tell them DXA was under discussion as part of the Medicare package and is an important health care issue in your community. Urge the Senator to support osteoporosis care by going to Senator Baucus and asking that the DXA cuts be addressed in the final floor amendment.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT SENATE OFFICES HEAR ABOUT DXA EARLY THIS WEEK SO THAT THEY CAN ACT IN A TIMELY WAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
If you have any questions, contact ISCD Legislative Counsel Donna Fiorentino at dfiorentino@iscd.org.
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