Legislative Actions
The ACC will turn back this bad government policy by building on the goodwill and support created by ACC member efforts to date, while minimizing opposition. Working with the ACC, Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-Texas) introduced legislation (H.R. 4371) that would hold cardiology at current 2009 practice expense values, while allowing other specialty practices to operate at 2010 physician practice information survey (PPIS) values.
The legislation had 55 original bipartisan cosponsors, due to the tremendous effort of ACC's grassroots members. The House reconvened in mid-January, and the legislation is now up to 77 cosponsors as of late January. We will continue seeking new cosponsors, and thanking those Representatives that have supported us.
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