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Hodes Urges New Hampshire Senators to Halt Medicare Cut for Doctors

Statement

Date: July 8, 2008
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Senior Citizens Entitlements and the Safety Net Health Insurance


Hodes Urges New Hampshire Senators to Halt Medicare Cut for Doctors

Congressman Paul Hodes released the following statement urging New Hampshire U.S. Senators Judd Gregg and John Sununu to support legislation that will prevent a ten percent Medicare reimbursement cut for doctors and medical professionals across the country.

"Medical care is becoming increasingly hard to afford and hard to find for thousands of New Hampshire families. Asking doctors to take a 10% cut in Medicare reimbursement will put further financial strain on our health care system and force many doctors in smaller practices to stop seeing Medicare patients or face going out of business, reducing important access to care for thousands of working New Hampshire families. It's wrong to make finding a doctor harder for Granite Staters, and Senator Gregg and Senator Sununu should drop their opposition to this important legislation and stand up for better access to high quality, affordable health care for working New Hampshire families."


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