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Introduced Version Senate Concurrent Resolution 28 History

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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 28

(By Senators Prezioso, Jenkins, Stollings, Foster and Oliverio)


Expressing the will of the Legislature to repeal the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate that currently governs physician payments and to support measures to permanently fix the Medicare Physician payment problem.

Whereas, West Virginia has the largest proportion of population on Medicare of any state; and
Whereas, Recent AARP polls found that nearly ninety percent of people over the age of fifty are concerned that the current Medicare physician payment formula threatens their access to care; and
Whereas, Physicians and other health professionals face an unprecedented twenty-one percent cut in Medicare payment rates March 1, 2010, with additional cuts in future years; and
Whereas, Physicians are central to the delivery of health care and Medicare's payment system should encourage quality and affordable care; and
Whereas, By repealing the Sustainable Growth Rate formula, the "Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act" would eliminate all these forecast cuts; and
Whereas, Medicare cuts will further erode seniors' access and choice of physician; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature of West Virginia is opposed to the Medicare Sustainable Growth Act which jeopardizes seniors' access to care and physicians' confidence in the government's commitment to a strong and reliable Medicare program; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Legislature of West Virginia supports legislation to permanently repeal the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate that currently governs Medicare physician payments; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Legislature of West Virginia support measures to permanently fix the Medicare Physician payment problem; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to United States Senators Robert C. Byrd and John D. Rockefeller IV and Representatives Nick J. Rahall, Alan B. Mollohan and Shelley M. Capito.
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