Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 Press 2, where you can enter your ZIP code to be connected to your representative’s office. Use the script below to speak with a staff person or, if necessary, leave a message. Be sure to say if you are a doctor or other health professional. If your call is answered: Hello, my name is [DOCTOR, if applicable] [NAME] and I am a constituent of Rep. [NAME]. I want Representative [NAME] to sign on to a letter that they just received from Rep. Pramila Jayapal. This letter is addressed to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier [“Ha-vee-air”] Becerra, asking him to immediately end the Medicare Direct Contracting program. Does the representative plan to sign on to this letter? [If they answer “YES” or “NOT SURE”]: Thank you for letting me know. I want to reiterate how important it is to halt Medicare Direct Contracting, which would automatically enroll more than 30 million seniors into a program run by third-party middlemen, without their full knowledge or consent, or even a vote by Congress. I hope that Rep. [NAME] joins the fight to end this program before it’s too late. Thank you for your time. [If they answer “NO”]: I’m sorry to hear that and I hope they will reconsider. If the Medicare Direct Contracting program continues, it would completely transform Traditional Medicare by allowing for-profit middlemen to manage seniors’ care, and would do so without seniors’ knowledge or consent, or even a vote by Congress. I will be certain to let my friends and colleagues know about Rep. [NAME]’s position. Thank you for your time. If you reach the voicemail: Hello, my name is [DOCTOR, if applicable] [NAME] and I am a constituent of Rep. [NAME]. I want Rep. [NAME] to sign Rep. Jayapal’s letter addressed to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier [“Ha-vee-air”] Becerra, asking him to immediately halt the Medicare Direct Contracting pilot program. Under this program, more than 30 million seniors who choose Traditional Medicare would be automatically enrolled in for-profit Direct Contracting Entities, without their full knowledge or consent. Direct Contracting Entities have a strong incentive to limit seniors’ care in order to maximize their profits, and would completely transform Traditional Medicare within the next few years, with no oversight from Congress. I hope I can rely on you to sign Rep. Jayapal’s letter opposing Direct Contracting. Please let me know where you stand by calling me back at [YOUR PHONE NUMBER]. Thank you. |
