Medicare proposes changes in Medicare

This shot across my bow came in yesterday. I survived cancer last year thanks to the availability of chemotherapy, but my insurance required me to travel 30 miles north instead of the cancer specialists office nearly across the street. Now Medicare wants to cut $530 million dollars from the payments they make to oncologists, forcing more and more patients to travel further, as well as forcing oncologists to plan cuts in their availability.

I'm not pulling punches. The Bush administration is contemplating murder of US citizens. If you know of anyone who has cancer, had cancer, or has a family member who has or had cancer, this President has aimed his tax cut guns directly at them.

Action item: Medicare is accepting comments on this policy change until September 24th. Write letters to everyone you know, and let's get people motivated on this issue!