munchkingirl
04-06-2006, 03:52 AM
Take Action - S.1955 Threatens Diabetes Coverage Laws
The U.S. Senate will soon vote on a bill that could leave millions of Americans with diabetes without insurance coverage for their diabetes needs. The bill, S. 1955, will pre-empt the 46 state laws, passed over the last decade with bi-partisan support, that require state-regulated health plans to cover diabetes education, equipment, and supplies. As American Diabetes Association volunteers, this legislation directly impacts our mission. We must join together and stop it.
Today the organization is asking for your help in our efforts to lobby Senators and secure their opposition to S. 1955 in its current state as it fails to protect state diabetes coverage regulations.
S.1955 Take Action Resources:
* Register with our Online Action Center: http://advocacy.diabetes.org. Once you register, you will see this issue under the heading, "Preserve Diabetes Coverage Laws!" Click on that link and send an email to your U.S. Senators.
* Know your U.S. Senators or one of their staffers personally or interested in getting to know them? They are on recess this week, so schedule a meeting in the district office before March 27th to talk about why S.1955 will harm people with diabetes. Use these talking points for meetings
* Have five minutes to make a phone call? Phone calls can really have a big impact. With five minutes, you can call your Senators’ D.C. offices to urge a NO vote on undoing state mandated health insurance coverage. Use these talking points for your phone call.
Other Bill Resources:
* Letter from Larry Smith, Chair of the Board, to Leadership Council Chairs (PDF)
* S.1955 Fact Sheet (PDF)
* S.1955 ADA Press Releases and Statement (Enzi Legislation)
Please tell us what happened! Feedback is important. If you did one or more of these activities, please tell us about it at makingnoise@diabetes.org so we can track the response to this effort and follow up with the Senators who have heard from you!
Go to the website to do something about this! :mad: :mad: http://www.diabetes.org/advocacy-action-center/s1955.jsp
The U.S. Senate will soon vote on a bill that could leave millions of Americans with diabetes without insurance coverage for their diabetes needs. The bill, S. 1955, will pre-empt the 46 state laws, passed over the last decade with bi-partisan support, that require state-regulated health plans to cover diabetes education, equipment, and supplies. As American Diabetes Association volunteers, this legislation directly impacts our mission. We must join together and stop it.
Today the organization is asking for your help in our efforts to lobby Senators and secure their opposition to S. 1955 in its current state as it fails to protect state diabetes coverage regulations.
S.1955 Take Action Resources:
* Register with our Online Action Center: http://advocacy.diabetes.org. Once you register, you will see this issue under the heading, "Preserve Diabetes Coverage Laws!" Click on that link and send an email to your U.S. Senators.
* Know your U.S. Senators or one of their staffers personally or interested in getting to know them? They are on recess this week, so schedule a meeting in the district office before March 27th to talk about why S.1955 will harm people with diabetes. Use these talking points for meetings
* Have five minutes to make a phone call? Phone calls can really have a big impact. With five minutes, you can call your Senators’ D.C. offices to urge a NO vote on undoing state mandated health insurance coverage. Use these talking points for your phone call.
Other Bill Resources:
* Letter from Larry Smith, Chair of the Board, to Leadership Council Chairs (PDF)
* S.1955 Fact Sheet (PDF)
* S.1955 ADA Press Releases and Statement (Enzi Legislation)
Please tell us what happened! Feedback is important. If you did one or more of these activities, please tell us about it at makingnoise@diabetes.org so we can track the response to this effort and follow up with the Senators who have heard from you!
Go to the website to do something about this! :mad: :mad: http://www.diabetes.org/advocacy-action-center/s1955.jsp