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Senate Expected to Vote on Medicare in Early June  The Senate is expected to vote in early June on Medicare legislation being crafted by the Senate Finance Committee to halt the scheduled 10.6 percent physician payment cut. In a letter sent April 30, ACC President Douglas Weaver, M.D., F.A.C.C., thanked Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) for his efforts to halt the 10.6 percent Medicare physician payment cut and to provide positive updates for 18 months, as well as relief for physicians in rural areas. The letter indicates the ACC's willingness to work with Sen. Baucus to replace the sustainable growth rate formula with a new system that aligns incentives for the provision of appropriate, high-quality patient care and more accurately reflects physician practice costs. In addition, the letter thanked Sen. Baucus for his commitment to extending the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative. To view a copy of the letter, visit this link.

Committee Participation The Tennessee Chapter encourages its membership to become involved in the Chapter activities by chairing or serving on a committee.

American College of Cardiology Code of Ethics
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National Cardiovascular Data Registry
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