Sen. Harkin makes patient access top priority
February 18, 2010
U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), chairman of the Senate's health committee, and AOA Washington office Director Jon Hymes meet prior to the president's State of the Union message.
U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), chairman of the Senate’s health committee, and AOA Washington office Director Jon Hymes meet prior to the president’s State of the Union message to assess the outlook for the AOA-backed Harkin Patient Access Amendment to establish a federal provider non-discrimination law and proposals before Congress aimed at preventing a massive 21 percent cut in Medicare physician payments in early March.
Hymes also thanked Sen. Harkin for his successful efforts in 2009 to secure new federal funding to expand the reach of the AOA’s sight-saving and life-saving InfantSEE® initiative.
