President vetoes $2 billion rural Medicare package today
Today, President Bush vetoed H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008. The legislation had previously passed both the Senate and the House with overwhelming support. H.R. 6331 would provide $2 billion in needed rural health care dollars and temporarily eliminate the 10.6 percent cut to Medicare reimbursement rates for physicians. Overriding the veto will require a two-thirds majority in both the House and Senate. The NRHA needs your help to ensure that this bill will become law.
Your Senators and Representatives will vote this afternoon on overriding the veto, please call and e-mail them as soon as possible to urge them to support H.R. 6331 and vote to override the President's veto. Your support is necessary to protect the health of rural seniors.
