WHAT YOU CAN DO?

Get Involved!

Gain Knowledge

• Be vocal about your opposition to the cuts – Tell your elected officials about the devastating effects that the cuts will have on patient access to crucial cardiovascular services.
  
  
• Tell your community about how the cuts will affect your patients' access to care. Write a letter to the editor or an opinion piece to your local paper. Assistance is available from ACC's media relations team.
  
  
• Meet with your legislators. Contact Molly Nichelson to arrange a meeting for you.
  
  
• Educate your office staff! Make sure every member of your cardiac care team understands the impact of these cuts, and help them take action.

• Arm yourself with knowledge. Read the high-level overview of the Rule, view slides (PDF) from the ACC's recent all-member call discussing the Medicare Payment Rule, and listen to a recording of the presentation. The call is in MP3 format, so you can download it and listen where ever you like.
  
  
• Know the Rule's impact on YOU. Assess the impact of the cuts using ACC's practice expense calculator. Then send ACC your results. Your calculations will give Congress hard evidence of the cuts' effects on cardiology practices.
  
  
• New Practice Toolkits. Other tools to help you understand the impact of the rule and to protect your practice are available under Practice Management and in the Practice Survival Toolkit.

Download Flyers and Posters for Your Waiting Room

Template letter for your patients, click here
Help Protect Your Cardiovascular Care (Flyer) (Poster)
Congress Holds Your Heart in Its Hands (Flyer) (Poster)
Your Access to Cardiovascular Care is at Risk (Flyer) (Poster)