As lawmakers scramble to find a way to avoid falling over the so-called fiscal cliff, physician groups went door-to-door on Capital Hill to remind them about the need to fix Medicare's Sustainable Growth Rate formula.
The American Medical Association, the American College of Family Physicians, the American College of Physicians, the American College of Surgeons, and the American Osteopathic Association together met with more than a dozen lawmakers.
Dr. Charles Cutler, board chair of ACP, said the reaction was largely positive.