Ralph Lee Abraham: “I am continuing to reach out to additional organizations to garner their support, as well as to my colleagues in the…”

“I am continuing to reach out to additional organizations to garner their support, as well as to my colleagues in the Senate to join Senators Cochran of Mississippi and Senator Grams of Minnesota as cosponsors. Furthermore, Members of the other body will soon introduce companion legislation to S. 2999 in the hope that we can incorporate these necessary reforms in a Medicare reimbursement restoration bill or other reform legislation that may pass this Congress. Finally, I am joining Senator Craig in calling on the Senate Finance Committee to hold immediate hearings on this legislation, and the broader issue of HCFA regulatory complexity. With this legislation, I believe we can break down one of the primary obstacles to assuring access to quality health care in this country, the seemingly unfettered abuses of Medicare bureaucrats against doctors and providers alike. I urge my colleagues to join me on this important measure. I believe I have laid out a comprehensive and sensible policy for ensuring the continued viability of Medicare. Medicare has provided millions of seniors access to quality health care where otherwise they would go without.”