Hospital Associations Call
on Congress to Sign Pledge to Enact Payment Relief
October 25, 2002-The AAMC and seven other hospital
organizations are calling on Congress to sign a "Commitment
to My Community's Hospitals" in support of restoring
Medicare and Medicaid funds cut as of Oct. 1. To be agreed
to and signed by both senators and representatives, the pledge
also states that "Congress should not vote to adjourn
until we have passed and the President has signed legislation
providing substantial Medicare and Medicaid provider payment
improvements - at least at the level included in H.R.
4954 or
S. 3018 - for America's hospitals and the patients and
communities they serve."
The pledge is a key part of an advocacy strategy to make
hospital provider payment relief a "must do" priority
for Congress when they return Nov. 12 to Washington, D.C.
for a "lame duck" session after the election.
The American Hospital Association, Catholic Health Association,
Federation of American Hospitals, National Association of
Children's Hospitals, National Association of Public Hospitals
and Health Systems, Premier, and VHA are joining with the
AAMC to work with its member hospitals to secure Congressional
signatures.
Information:
Lynne Davis Boyle, Assistant Vice President
AAMC Office of Governmental Relations
ldavisboyle@aamc.org
(202) 828-0526
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