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Name: AARPCT
Location:
Hartford, Connecticut
United States
Hartford, Connecticut
United States
Work:
AARP Connecticut State Office (866) 295-7279 toll-free
AARP Connecticut State Office (866) 295-7279 toll-free
Hometown(s):
AARP Connecticut 21 Oak St., Suite 104 Hartford, Conn. 06106
AARP Connecticut 21 Oak St., Suite 104 Hartford, Conn. 06106
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"What We Do, We Do For All" - Ethel Percy Andrus (founder, AARP)
"What We Do, We Do For All" - Ethel Percy Andrus (founder, AARP)
AARP Endorses Affordable Health Care for America ActAARP Key Vote Alert: Senate Blocks Doctor Pay Fix Vote
AARP Disappointed by
Senate’s Vote to Block Protection of Access to Medicare Doctors
S. 1776 would have preserved
access by replacing flawed payment system
SUMMARY: Today the U.S. Senate blocked critical legislation to
protect access to doctors for the 44 million Americans who rely on
Medicare. The Medicare Physician Fairness Act (S. 1776) would
have replaced today’s broken doctor payment system, which calls
for a 21.5 percent cut in physician pay in January. The bill
failed to pass a key procedural vote in the Senate today.
CONNECTICUT
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VOTED YES TO MOVE DOCTOR ACCESS BILL TO DEBATE AND VOTE
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VOTED TO BLOCK DEBATE ON DOCTOR ACCESS BILL
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Dodd, Christopher
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X
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Lieberman, Joseph
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X
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*Did
not vote
**
How a legislator votes on issues is
only one factor in evaluating his or her legislative performance,
which should also include such things as constituency services and
committee work.
“While we are
disappointed by today’s outcome, we applaud Senator Dodd for
voting to preserve access to doctors in Medicare and bring this bill
to the floor for an up-or-down vote,” said AARP Connecticut
State Director Brenda Kelley. “This critical legislation
would have helped the millions of older Americans in Medicare have
access to the doctor of their choice by replacing the flawed doctor
payment system. We look forward to continuing to work with
Senator Dodd and his colleagues to pass health care reform that
protects Medicare and ensures older Americans can afford quality
health care.”
Kelleyadded: “We are
disappointed that Senator Lieberman voted to block this important
Medicare bill from open debate and an up-or-down vote on the Senate
floor. This bill would permanently replace the broken Medicare
physician payment system so people in the program could continue to
see their doctor.”
AARP strongly supports the
Medicare Physician Fairness Act, introduced by Sen. Debbie Stabenow
(D-MI). This legislation permanently repeals Medicare’s
flawed Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) physician payment formula, which
has required repeated Congressional action to prevent unwarranted cuts
that could harm access to doctors for people in
Medicare. Repealing the SGR will stop an unprecedented 21.5
percent pay cut that otherwise will occur in January 2010, and
additional cuts in future years.
AARP notified the
111th Congress that it was tracking roll call votes on key
legislation important to its 40 million members and reporting the
outcomes of these votes back to its members. “We believe people
make the right choices when they understand the issues and position
taken by their elected officials. AARP intends to ensure that its
members get that information,”
Kelley concluded.
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