U.S. House of Representative seal U.S. Representative Allyson Y. Schwartz
Representing the 13th Congressional District of Pennsylvania
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 19, 2009
 CONTACT:  Rachel Magnuson, 202-225-6111
 
U.S. Rep. Schwartz Announces Major Bill to Improve Health Care
 
Washington, D.C. -  On Wednesday, May 20 U.S.  Rep. Allyson Schwartz (PA-13) will announce a major new bill to improve health care in America. Schwartz’s bill, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009 (H.R. 2350), addresses the critical shortage of primary care providers in America. Primary care is at the core of America’s health care system, and without a sufficient number of doctors, nurses and others providing primary care, Americans face long wait times to see their doctors and health care providers, as well as other obstacles to quality care.
 
If new plans are not enacted to address the growing shortage of primary care providers, by 2025 America could face a catastrophic shortage of 46,000 primary care physicians.  Schwartz’s plan to address the growing crisis in primary care takes a wide ranging approach, including establishing scholarship and loan repayment programs; increasing Medicare reimbursements to primary care providers; eliminating copayment for preventive care services in Medicare; and several other initiatives.
 
WHO:             Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz (PA-13)
                        American Nurses Association
                        American College of Physicians
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
American Academy of Family Physicians
Association of American Medical Colleges
National Physicians Alliance
American Osteopathic Association
American Academy of Pediatrics
 
WHEN:           Wednesday, May 20
                        1:00 p.m.
 
WHERE:        Cannon Terrace
                        Cannon House Office Building
Independence Avenue and New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C. 20515

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