Join SGIM for “Virtual Hill Day” to Advocate for SGR Repeal and Payment Reform
SGIM is mobilizing its membership to support the recommendations in the re-issued National Commission on Physician Payment Reform report. We are geared up for a day of action on Twitter using the hashtags #FixSGRNow and @SocietyGIM. These tweets are a great way of supporting our work on Capitol Hill and getting our message out to policy makers.
Tweet the messages below as-is or include the Twitter handle of a member of Congress in your message. This ensures that the member will get a notification of being “mentioned” in your message and will see what you’ve sent. Included below are some sample tweets for your use.
Example:
US healthcare system suffers from high cost and uneven quality @Bob_Casey #FixSGRNow @SocietyGIM
Sample Tweets:
- #FixSGRNow Don’t wait until large cuts are imminent. @SocietyGIM
- Bipartisan, bicameral SGR repeal legislation introduced this Congress. Don’t wait #FixSGRNow @SocietyGIM
- SGR values volume over quality which hurts patients and undervalues #primarycare. #FixSGRNow @SocietyGIM
- Move from fee for service MD payment and pay MDs based on quality. #FixSGRNow @SocietyGIM
- Test new MD payment models and find out what’s best for patients. #FixSGRNow @SocietyGIM
- @SocietyGIM asks Congress to pass bipartisan SGR repeal this year. #FixSGRNow
- Increase the transparency of the RUC process. #FixSGRNow @SocietyGIM
- @SocietyGIM recommends RUC membership should better represent medical profession. #FixSGRNow
- New MD payment system should support delivery of comprehensive #primarycare #FixSGRNow @SocietyGIM
- Increase value of undervalued #primarycare services while freezing payment for procedures. #FixSGRNow @SocietyGIM
- Read the SGIM-sponsored National Commission on Physician Payment Reform report http://bit.ly/1pSJACN. #FixSGRNow @SocietyGIM
- @SocietyGIM urges pay parity for same service performed in the facility and in lower-cost settings #FixSGRNow
- Any fee for service system should include quality metrics #FixSGRNow @SocietyGIM
- Fee for service should incentivize small practices to partner virtually to improve quality #FixSGRNow @SocietyGIM
For a complete list of members and their twitter handles as well as other social media accounts, please see these House & Senate lists (click on the blue twitter bird in the listing to view their Twitter handle).
If you are new to Twitter, this great Twitter 101 Guide from the folks at Half in Ten/Center for American Progress is recommended.