Medical system in trouble!
There was an email that went out today from a major medical teaching and treatment center. I have removed certain information that they may consider private to them. Please read it and take action.
Subject: New York State Budget Negotiations – Impact on Hospitals
WE NEED YOUR HELP: The New York State Legislature and the Governor’s Office are now in negotiations regarding the State Budget. While negotiations are on-going, under the current proposals the Medical Center stands to lose significant resources. Other medical centers would also experience significant losses. Cuts of this magnitude will seriously jeopardize our ability to meet the needs of some of the patients who come through our doors each year by forcing cuts in essential healthcare services, as well as limit our ability to invest in the latest medical technologies and make much-needed improvements to our infrastructure.
I urge you to send an email from your personal computer and personal email address to Governor Paterson and key Members of the New York State Legislature, opposing the proposed cuts to Graduate Medical Education (GME) funds to our Medical Center and the gross receipts tax (a tax on our total revenues). The email can simply say:
“Please oppose cuts to Graduate Medical Education and the imposition of a gross receipts tax, as proposed in the New York State Budget discussions.”
Please send your email in opposition as soon as possible to:
Governor David Paterson- www.ny.gov/governor/index.html and go to the bottom of the page and click on “Contact the Governor”.
Speaker Sheldon Silver- Speaker@assembly.state.ny.us
Assembly Health Chair, Richard Gottfried- gottfrr@assembly.state.ny.us
Assembly Member Jonathan Bing- bingj@assembly.state.ny.us
Assembly Member Brian Kavanagh- kavanaghb@assembly.state.ny.us
Senate Health Chair, Tom Duane- duane@senate.state.ny.us
Senator Liz Krueger: lizkrueger@gmail.com
You may also want to email your own Assembly Member and Senator about these proposed cuts and ask them to oppose the cuts too. To find your Assembly Member and Senator you can go to the website of the Healthcare Association of New York State at http://capwiz.com/hanys/state/main/?state=NY and put in your zip code.
Your support on this issue can make a big difference in the outcome of the budget negotiations. Thank you for taking the time to voice your views on these important issues.
Categories: Budget, Finance, Healthcare, Medical, Political, Social, Stupid
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