Errol R. Alden, MD
Executive Director
American Academy of Pediatrics
plittwin@aap.org
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Whereas
Healthcare in the United States has been compromised by the failure to nurture primary care, which is
tied principally to low reimbursement for primary care physician services.
And
Whereas
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) provides implicit support for the current failed payment
policies through its participation in the RUC.
I am concerned that, by its continued participation in the RUC, the AAP is compromising effective
advocacy for its members, for primary care, or for the health of Americans.
Therefore,
I strongly encourage the AAP to publicly withdraw from the RUC and work to establish an
alternative means of impacting Medicare’s physician payment decisions for the good of primary
care and American health care.
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