Lo mthetho omusha owethulwe namuhla uzovikela ukufinyelela kweziguli ze-Medicare ekunakekelweni kokuhlinzwa ngokunciphisa okunye ukusikeka okulimazayo okuhlelwe ukuthi kuqale ukusebenza esikhathini esingaphansi kwamasonto amane, ngokusho kwe-Surgical Care Coalition.
Umthethosivivinywa, S.610, Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act, uzonciphisa ukuncishiswa kwezinkokhelo zika-2022. Ngaphandle kwesenzo sengqungquthela, odokotela babhekene nokusikwa ngo-9%, okungaba buhlungu ezigulini, ikakhulukazi abantu abadala abasengozini, phakathi nalolu bhubhane oluqhubekayo.
“Eminyakeni emibili edlule, sizwe iCongress ibiza odokotela bethu nabangezona odokotela ngokuthi ‘Amaqhawe Okunakekelwa Kwezempilo,’ futhi sibonga kakhulu kumalungu eCongress amele odokotela neziguli” kusho i-American College of Surgeons. Umqondisi Omkhulu uDavid B. Hoyt, MD, FACS. "Lezi yizinguquko ezidingekayo zomthetho ukuvikela iziguli, futhi sinxusa wonke amalungu eCongress ukuthi abone isidingo sokunciphisa lokhu kuncishiswa ngaphambi kokuphela konyaka. Kodwa-ke, ukuqhubeka nokusika i-Medicare ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kuzonciphisa kuphela ukufinyelela ekunakekelweni esikhathini eside, futhi lapho iCongress ibuya ngoJanuwari, kufanele babhekane nesistimu yokukhokha ye-Medicare ephukile ngezinguquko zesistimu ukuqinisekisa ukuthi odokotela abahlinzayo bangagxila kulokho abakwenzayo kangcono kakhulu - ukuthuthukisa. nokusindisa ukuphila.”
Amaqembu okuhlinzwa angamashumi amabili athumele incwadi ku-Congressional Leaders namuhla ebanxusa ukuthi badlulise i-S.610 ngoba inciphisa ukusikeka kwe-Medicare kusukela ngoJanuwari. Encwadini, bacele iCongress ukuthi isebenzise usizo olunikezwe kulo mthethosivivinywa ukuze "icabangele izixazululo zezinkinga eziqhubekayo zesakhiwo ngohlelo lokukhokha oluphukile lweMedicare."
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- However, continuing to cut Medicare over time will only reduce access to care in the long-term, and when Congress returns in January, they must address the broken Medicare payment system with systemic changes to ensure surgeons can focus on what they do best – improving and saving lives.
- “These are necessary legislative changes to protect patients, and we urge every member of Congress to recognize the need to mitigate these cuts before the end of the year.
- In the letter, they asked Congress to use the relief provided from the bill to “consider solutions to the ongoing structural problems with Medicare’s broken payment system.
