Federal Issues


Economic Crisis Increases Burden on Nation's Emergency Medical Care System

Urge your legislators to co-sponsor the "Access to Emergency Medical Services Act" to help support and preserve access to critical emergency care  

The consequences of our nation's economic turmoil and mounting job losses can be seen every day in emergency departments across the country, where the newly uninsured increasingly are turning for care.  Emergency departments are the health care safety net for everyone, insured and uninsured alike, and their role in America's health care system has never been more critical. Urge your legislators to co-sponsor the "Access to Emergency Medical Services Act" to help support and preserve access to critical emergency care  

The consequences of our nation's economic turmoil and mounting job losses can be seen every day in emergency departments across the country, where the newly uninsured increasingly are turning for care.  Emergency departments are the health care safety net for everyone, insured and uninsured alike, and their role in America's health care system has never been more critical.

Every American expects emergency departments to provide expert medical care when they need it.  Emergency physicians also care for people who have nowhere else to turn and often are the only source of medical care available at night, on weekends and on holidays.
 
Recognizing that it is imperative that Congress address the escalating crisis in our nation's emergency departments, Reps. Bart Gordon (D-TN) and Pete Sessions (R-TX) in the U.S. House of Representatives, and Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) in the U.S. Senate, introduced the "Access to Emergency Medical Services Act" on February 25, 2009.

Please contact your federal legislators today to urge their co-sponsorship and support of this legislation and hearings in Congress to address the crisis in emergency medical care.