THIS IS serious and affects EVERYONE, please read and take action today…
News: Federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE WITH YOUR NETWORKS. AND USE THE “TAKE ACTION” link in the message below today!
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( CMS) proposal would LIMIT your doctor's ability to determine the best medication and treatment for a patient, by ALLOWING the government to determine the $ value of a treatment option using cost effective data. This process could very well extend beyond Medicare. It is a very serious treatment threat to ALL seniors, MediCal patients, and most of all, those with disabilities and chronic health care issues.
PLEASE READ THE NATIONAL EPILEPSY FOUNDATION MESSAGE WHICH FURTHER DESCRIBES THE CMS ISSUE.
-----Original Message-----
From: Epilepsy Foundation <ksu@efa.org>
Sent: Mon, May 2, 2016 4:08 pm
Subject: Tell Congress to Reject Proposal to Limit Physician-Directed Care
A recent proposal by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) would limit a physician's ability to determine the best medication and treatment for a patient, by allowing the government to determine the value of a treatment option using cost-effectiveness data. The proposal not only threatens access to care for Medicare beneficiaries living with disabilities and chronic conditions like epilepsy, but also would set a troubling precedent for reimbursement that extends beyond Medicare.
The Epilepsy Foundation opposes policies that limit physician-directed care. Congress needs to hear from the epilepsy community that limiting coverage to treatments because other treatments are more cost-effective would jeopardize the health of those living with epilepsy. Comparing effectiveness of different treatments can help patients better understand their various treatment options, however there is no “one size fits all” treatment for epilepsy, and about a third of people living with epilepsy suffer from uncontrollable or intractable seizures, with many living with significant side-effects, despite available treatments, and with disabilities related to their epilepsy. When people living with epilepsy are forced to switch medications, or alter their treatment plan, this can lead to breakthrough seizures, associated complications and costs, and injury or even death.
Click Take Action to contact your members of Congress and urge them to tell CMS to not move forward with the current proposal and to start a new process that engages patients and takes into account the health and needs of Medicare patients, including those with epilepsy. |
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