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September 1998
Volume 62
Number 9
 

Members of Congress Make Commitment to Patient Safety

Manuel E. Bonilla
Federal Affairs Coordinator



The ASA thanks the following members of Congress for their commitment to patient safety and their co-sponsorship of H.R. 3629/S. 1811, the Safer Seniors Medical Care Act of 1998. This bill seeks to assure Medicare and Medicaid patients the continued involvement of a physician in the delivery of their anesthesia care.

Alabama
Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-6th-Central Alabama- Tuscaloosa and Jefferson counties)

Arizona
Rep. John Shadegg (R-4th-Phoenix area)
Rep. Matt Salmon (R-1st-Part of Maricopa County)

California
Rep. John Doolittle (R-4th-Northeast central California)
Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon (R-25th-North Los Angeles County, Lancaster and Palmdale areas)

Florida
Rep. Bill McCollum (R-8th-Orange County, Orlando area)
Rep. Dan Miller (R-13th-Manatee and Sarasota counties, Sarasota and Bradenton)
Rep. Joe Scarborough (R-1st-Florida Panhandle - Pensacola and Ft. Walton areas)
Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-6th-North central Florida - Lake and Marion counties)
Rep. Dave Weldon (R-15th-Osceola, Indian River and Brevard counties)

Illinois
Rep. Donald Manzullo (R-16th-Northern Illinois - Rockford)

Indiana
Rep. David McIntosh (R-2nd-Eastern Indiana - Muncie and Columbus areas)
Rep. Mark Souder (R-4th - Ft. Wayne and Huntington areas)

Louisiana
Rep. John C. Cooksey (R-5th-Northeast Louisiana - Monroe and Alexandria areas)

Michigan
Rep. Dave Camp (R-4th-Central Michigan)

Nevada
Rep. John Ensign (R-1st-Las Vegas area)

New Jersey
Rep. Steven R. Rothman (D-9th-Hackensack and Ft. Lee areas)
Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-4th-Central New Jersey - Trenton area)

North Carolina
Senator Lauch Faircloth (R-North Carolina)
Senator Jesse Helms (R-North Carolina)
Rep. Walter Jones (R-3rd-Outer Banks, parts of Greenville)
Rep. Sue Myrick (R-9th-Gaston county, part of Charlotte)

Oklahoma
Rep. Steve Largent (R-1st-Tulsa area)

Oregon
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-4th-Southwest Oregon - Eugene area)

Texas
Rep. Ken Bentsen (D-25th-Houston and Pasadena areas)
Rep. Gene Green (D-29th-Parts of Houston)
Rep. Sam Johnson (R-3rd-Plano area, northeast suburbs of Dallas)
Rep. Pete Sessions (R- 5th-Parts of Dallas, eastern and southern suburbs of Dallas)

Has your federal lawmaker made a commitment to patient safety? Additional support for H.R. 3629/S. 1811 is critical to the health and safety of our nation's Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. If your members of Congress are not on this list, call them and ask for their support.

 


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