Members and aides will glimpse a familiar sight
this morning on the Capitol’s West Lawn: angry physicians, wearing lab
coats and toting picket signs.
With just days left before lawmakers leave town to campaign,
lobbying groups representing doctors are continuing their frantic push
to get the key players in Congress to set aside their differences and
quickly move legislation to prevent a 5.1 percent cut in Medicare fees
for doctors that will kick in on Jan. 1.
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) organized today’s
event, which is billed as a rally. The group says that 2,000 family
doctors representing every state will be there, joined by Sen. Jon Kyl
(R-Ariz.) and Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.).
“I think it’ll show them that we’re kind of mad,” AAFP President Larry Fields said in an interview last week.
Lawmakers aren’t likely to need the reminder.
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