Perception is Reality - MyCommunityNOW

On March 1, 2010, doctors face a minimum across-the-board cut of 21% in Medicare reimbursements as mandated by the Medicare Sustained Growth Rate (SGR) formula.

These cuts are a problem for all Americans because an AMA survey shows that these drastic cuts in Medicare payments will make it harder for patients to see their doctor.

Consider some of these alarming survey results:

• 60% of all doctors say a Medicare cut will force them to decrease or stop seeing new Medicare patients and to discontinue nursing home visits.

• A majority of doctors in rural communities say they will no longer be able to conduct important outreach services due to nine years of projected cuts.

• Nearly 75% of all doctors say the Medicare cuts will force them to delay purchasing critical new medical equipment.

• 65% of doctors say the Medicare cuts will force them to delay purchase of new health care technology.

Many doctors report that more Medicare patients are now being treated in emergency rooms for conditions that could have been treated in a physician's office, that it has become more difficult to refer patients to certain medical and surgical specialists, and that many seniors now must travel further for essential medical care.

I strongly urge you to contact your elected official to act IMMEDIATELY to stop the 21% cut in Medicare/TRICARE payments to doctors now scheduled to take effect on March 1, 2010.

As demonstrated by the one-year band-aids since 2002, We The People, need a permanent fix to this situation.

While fixes were part of the national health reform legislation, those bills are now on hold and we cannot wait while Congress tries to figure out what to do.

Unless we tell the Congress, act now, millions of seniors and military beneficiaries risk having their doctors stop seeing them, and thousands of stroke/accident victims will start bumping against the therapy cap.

You must ACT NOW and contact your elected official to reverse the 21% payment cut and preserve essential health care access for millions of seniors and military families.

As a minimum, extend the moratorium on cuts to physician reimbursements. Of course, a best solution would be to repeal the SGR (Sustained Growth Rate) formula with a better formula.

Senate Approves Medicare Doctor Payment Cut Delay

Posted by Don "Boots" Jensen on Jan. 30, 2010

military, friends, health, solider, milwaukee, veteran

Who Are The Masons

Posted by Don "Boots" Jensen on Jan. 18, 2010

family, father, milwaukee, health, friends, veteran

Perhaps you have wondered what a Mason is. Perhaps you would like to become a Mason but do not know how. It is with much pride that I wish to share the following information with you about our organization.

Will Representative Moore Forget Our Veterans

Posted by Don "Boots" Jensen on Dec. 28, 2009

veteran, solider, marine, health

What Will Destroy America

Posted by Don "Boots" Jensen on Nov. 11, 2009

military, solider, veteran, family

“The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.”

Bonus Army March On Washington D.C.

Posted by Don "Boots" Jensen on Sept. 9, 2009

military, father, political, retirement, veteran

Military Retired Pay Fairness Act of 2009

Posted by Don "Boots" Jensen on Aug. 31, 2009

Bay View, children, family, marine, political, veteran

VA Medical Doctors Negligence Kills Marine Iraq War Veteran

Posted by Don "Boots" Jensen on July 26, 2009

father, health, marine, military, political, veteran

Local Iron Man Competes To Help Wounded Warriors and Challenged Athletes

Posted by Don "Boots" Jensen on July 22, 2009

police, Milwaukee, marine, solider, veteran, father, friends

For the past 31-year’s local Iron Man athlete Dave Orlowski has been competing in the Iron Man contest throughout the world. Recently Dave wrote and asked me to help in an endeavourer to raise funds for Wounded Warriors and Challenged Athletes.

Fair Pay For Duty Performed

Posted by Don "Boots" Jensen on July 11, 2009

veteran, solider, political

Last Chance For Blue Water Sailors

Posted by Don "Boots" Jensen on July 9, 2009

military, marine, father, veteran, solider

Democrats Block Military Health Benefits

Posted by Don "Boots" Jensen on July 1, 2009

veteran, solider, military, family

National Health Care Reform vs. Mililtary/VA Health Care

Posted by Don "Boots" Jensen on June 29, 2009

father, friends, marine, military, veteran

Open Letter To President Obama

Posted by Don "Boots" Jensen on May 25, 2009

military, veteran, political

Military Survivor Benifits May Be Cut

Posted by Don Boots Jensen on Feb. 12, 2009

life, marine, retirement, veteran

Open Letter To Congresswoman Moore

Posted by Don Boots Jensen on Jan. 25, 2009

family, military, solider, veteran

AN OPEN LETTER TO SENATOR MOORE, OUR BAY VIEW SENATOR.

A Recovering American Solider

Posted by Don Boots Jensen on Nov. 17, 2008

Bay View, children, christmas, family, father, life, military, things to do, veteran

When doing your Christmas cards this year, take one card and send it to this address. If we pass this on and everyone sends one card, think of how many cards these wonderful special people who have sacrificed so much would get.

True Red and Blue

Posted by Don Boots Jensen on Nov. 11, 2008

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Patriotism

Posted by Don Boots Jensen on July 12, 2008

Bay View, family, safety, veteran

Patriotism - what's it all about?

Stop MEDICARE/TRICARE Payment Cuts

Posted by Don Boots Jensen on June 19, 2008

children, family, military, milwaukee, retirement, veteran

Unless our Congress acts within the next 14 days, MEDICARE and TRICARE payments to doctors will be cut by 10.6% in July of 2008. If that comes to pass your access to health care will be much reduced because more doctors will stop seeing MEDICARE and TRICARE patients.

PHISHING SCAM AGAINST SLAIN VETERANS FAMILIES

Posted by Don Boots Jensen on June 14, 2008

identity theft, solider, veteran

A phishing scam has been sent to families of fallen Soldiers. As part of the scam, the proponents request personal information, such as SSN, DOB, addresses, etc., and are instructed to come to either visit the Army Human Resources Command Offices in Alexandria, VA, or email the information to an overseas Yahoo account.
Like most scams, the grammar is poor, it is not on official letterhead, nor does it come from a valid Army e-mail account. CRSC will never ask for personally identifiable information to be sent over e-mail due to security concerns. CRSC will never promise payment or award of any kind. CRSC is not eligible for SBP. As Ambassadors and Affiliates, the program office wants to ensure you are aware of the scam in case you are asked about it.
Thank you,

---- example of letter ----
Supplemental Guidance for Benefit Pay off Section 644, P.L. 108-375, Administration Letter (BAL) #98-109, US Army Survivor Benefit Plan).
21 May 2008
Attn: Dear Mr.Mark,
We believe you are the next of kin of a deceased officer who died in service in that you bear the same name and last known geographical area of same person. We wish to duly compensate the family by paying the deceased officers benefits and financial entitlements to them. So many deceased officers have the same problem of difficulty in locating their kin but we are doing the best we can. We have gone as far as Asia, Central and southern Africa, Europe, Australia and the Americas in search for next of kin of deceased officers. So the benefits entitled to you amounts to $12,859,555.23 and you can receive it in one week.
Our search attorney Mr.Louis Manches. undertaking Group B16 search (AMERICA ,EUROPE & AFRICA SEARCH GROUP) found & located you.
We need you to come to our office at: U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Army Physical Disability Agency (CRSC), 200 Stovall Street Alexandria , VA 22332-0470 With photocopies of the following documents. (As the originals will not be returnable.)
1. Letter of Introduction or ID of next of kin (In which case you)
2. Sworn affidavit of next of kin.
3. You are also required to complete the forms below.
A. FORM DD 2860, CLAIM FOR COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COMPENSATION (CRSC)
B. FORM DD 2656-7, VERIFICATION FOR SURVIVOR ANNUITY
You can download these forms from our US Army Human Resources Command website using the URL (FOR DD FORM 2860) (web links deleted) Or Defense Technical Information website using this Url (FOR DD FORM 2656-7) (web links deleted)

To make it simpler for you, if you cant come to our offices yourself to submit these documents due to ill health or whatever you can appeal to your search attorney to file these documents on your behalf. The search attornies are legal practitioners contracted by the United States Army to help locate next of kins who are in various countries of the world. Your name fell among Group 16 Search which complises of beneficiaries from EUROPE,AMERICA & ASIA. The search attorney responsible for this areas is Barrister Louis Manches. It is the search attorney who shortlisted your name for payment. You are therefore advised to contact him if you have difficulty in completing the forms as well as providing the necessary documents. We understand the problems you could face in getting these documents owing to the fact that it has taken a long time when the officer died. You can write your search attorney for clarifications through the following email (e-mail address deleted by S1NET) If you also have problems filling all these forms , just fill out and return by email the short version attached below. Your search attorney will fill the rest of the forms on your behalf but of course you will contact him and negotiate this service with your search attorney. We expect to hear from you soon.
H.S. Park
Defense Finance and Accounting Service,
US Army Human Resources.
cc. Capt Sanjay Nangalia
Forwarded By Sanjay Nangalia
SBP Monitoring & Control Officer
US Army Survivor Benefit Plan
DD FORM 2860, JAN 2008
General Purpose Sheet
CLAIM FOR COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COMPENSATION (CRSC)
SECTION I - PERSONAL INFORMATION1. NAME (Last, First, Middle Initial)
2. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
3. RETIRED RANK/RATE
4. DATE OF BIRTH (YYYYMMDD)
5. TELEPHONE (Include area code)
6. E-MAIL ADDRESS
7. MAILING ADDRESS
8. BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER WHERE THIS PAYMENT SHOULD GO
a. STREET (Include apartment number or P.O. Box)
b. CITY
c. STATE
d. ZIP CODE
NB

The Gratitude Campaign

Posted by Don Boots Jensen on May 22, 2008

Bay View, veteran

PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO VIEW THIS GREAT MESSAGE

You ain't gonna like losing

Posted by Don Boots Jensen on May 1, 2008

family, thugs, veteran

President Bush did make a bad mistake in the war on terrorism. But the mistake was not his decision to go to war in Iraq Bush's mistake came in his belief that this country is the same one his father fought for in WWII. It is not.

Remember Fallen Cudahy Warrior Army Spc. Steven J. Christofferson

Posted by Don Boots Jensen on April 28, 2008

military, solider, veteran

Support for Sole Survivors who are voluntarily discharged from the Armed Service

Posted by Don Boots Jensen on April 26, 2008

veteran

HR 5868 - Retain Those Warriors with Combat Related Disabilities

Posted by Don Boots Jensen on April 26, 2008

veteran

With the difficulty in obtaining good recruits, the high costs and long lead times of training them, I strongly urge urge you write your Congress person to co-sponsor HR 5868, the Martin-Dodson Act, submitted by Rep. Steve Pearce, on April 22.

Remember 2 fallen Marine Warriors

Posted by Don Boots Jensen on April 22, 2008

marine, veteran

VETERANS MAY BE CAST ASIDE AGAIN

Posted by Don Boots Jensen on April 2, 2008

military, veteran

Stop the 10% cuts in Medicare Payments

Posted by Don Boots Jensen on March 19, 2008

military, veteran

Stop the 1 July 10% cuts to Physician Reimbursements

In three short months Medicare will cut physician payments by more than 10 percent. This cut will be a disaster for both Medicare and Tricare patients, as 60 percent of physicians say they will be forced to limit the number of new Medicare and Tricare patients they can treat. Senator Debbie Stabenow has introduced S.2785 which is an excellent step to preserve seniors' and military retiree access to health care. Please send the following message to your Senators - As a former Marine and a veteran, I strongly urge you to write your Senator and Congress person to co-sponsorship and actively support S.2785, the Save Medicare Act of 2008. This legislative impacts both seniors on Medicare and military retirees on Tricare. Realize that Tricare reimbursement ratios are keyed to, but may not be greater than Medicare reimbursement ratios. As you are aware there looms a great health care crisis in our country. A physician operates a small business: a medical practice. While the costs of doing continue to increase, Medicare physician reimbursements have been decreasing according to the defective Sustained Growth Rate (SGR) formula of Medicare law. This is a problem for patients, military retirees, and their families, because it will force doctors to refuse new Medicare patients, discourages many from being able to invest in new health technology and makes many think about cutting staff or closing their medical practices altogether. The S.2785 would suspend the Medicare physician reimbursement cuts for 18 months and will not increase the cost of permanently fixing the fatally flawed SGR formula. The 18 month suspension will allow some stability into the system for seniors and physicians forced to make difficult practice decisions because of now scheduled payment cuts. These 18 months will allow Congress time to work on a long-term solution to repair the now broken physician reimbursement system without having to merely delay the cuts twice in one year. This is not a partisan issue. Please, champion everyone you know to contact their Congress person to Cosponsor S.2785 today.

Bay View Remember Staff Sergeant Christopher Frost

Posted by Don Boots Jensen on March 6, 2008

military, solider, veteran

Why support Barack Obama

Posted by Don Boots Jensen on Feb. 18, 2008

veteran

Why would you vote for Barack Obama when he won't salute the American flag? The flag of the country he wants to run!

The men and women of this organization have joined together to support all veterans. Consider joining the Patriot Guard Riders. For more information please read on . . .

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