PA: Keep the parity bill moving in PA
Morgan Sheets
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Title:
PA: Keep the parity bill moving in PA
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Morgan Sheets
Date:
6/22/2006
Text:
Amputee Coalition Update
HB 2718, a bill for prosthetic coverage in Pennsylvania was introduced on Monday, June 5th. We are working to push for public hearing in the Committee on Health & Human Services the next day. We need your help to keep this bill moving forward!
* Contact the Chair of the Health & Human Services Committee today to ask for a public hearing! Your letter should stress the need to get the bill out of committee for a vote on the floor. A sample letter is included below.
Rep. George Kenney
* Address: 108 Ryan Building, House Box 202020, Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
* Phone: 717-787-8523
* Email: <Email Address Redacted>
* Contact the committee members! Ask them to schedule a committee hearing on the bill in order to hear testimony on this very important bill!
* The list of committee members can be found at: <URL Redacted> < <URL Redacted>> .
Of the 28 committee members, 5 are co-sponsors of the bill including the Subcommittee Chair on Health, Rep. McIlhattan and the Secretary, Rep. Myers. The other committee co-sponsors include Rep. Bebko-Jones, Rep. Kotik and Rep. Lederer.
Thank you to those of you who already wrote to your legislators in support of prosthetic parity. With your help, we can keep this important bill moving forward. Please, take action today!
For more information, contact us at 202-742-1880 or <Email Address Redacted> <mailto:<Email Address Redacted>> .
Sample Letter/E-mail
Dear Representative ____,
I am writing in response to HB 2718, a bill for prosthetic coverage. Without legislation to ensure coverage, many people living with the loss or absence of a limb are facing discouraging obstacles when trying to obtain prosthetic care. That is why this bill is so important!
Obviously, the biggest concern anybody has about passing a new mandate is cost. People fear that big jumps in the cost of insurance will reduce access to health care. None of us want to see health insurance costs pushed beyond the reach of the average consumer. Our best financial data comes from Colorado. They were the first state to pass prosthetic
parity legislation in 1998.
A Department of Health Care Policy & Financing report found that the maximum increase in premiums for prosthetic provision would be about 12 cents per month. That is less than $1.50 per year. That is not going to push anyone off the insurance rolls or put anyone out of business. It will, however, get people the care they need to get back to work and live independent, productive lives.
I am writing to urge the Health & Human Services committee to hold a public hearing for HB 2718 in order to allow you the opportunity to hear from Pennsylvanians about this important bill.
Sincerely,
Name, Address, Phone
Sent by:
Morgan Sheets
National Campaign Director for APPLL (Action Plan for People with Limb Loss)
Amputee Coalition of America
Direct ph. 202-742-1880
Cell Ph. 202-302-4373
Fax: (866) 599-8994
<URL Redacted> < http://www.amputee-coalition.org >
.
HB 2718, a bill for prosthetic coverage in Pennsylvania was introduced on Monday, June 5th. We are working to push for public hearing in the Committee on Health & Human Services the next day. We need your help to keep this bill moving forward!
* Contact the Chair of the Health & Human Services Committee today to ask for a public hearing! Your letter should stress the need to get the bill out of committee for a vote on the floor. A sample letter is included below.
Rep. George Kenney
* Address: 108 Ryan Building, House Box 202020, Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020
* Phone: 717-787-8523
* Email: <Email Address Redacted>
* Contact the committee members! Ask them to schedule a committee hearing on the bill in order to hear testimony on this very important bill!
* The list of committee members can be found at: <URL Redacted> < <URL Redacted>> .
Of the 28 committee members, 5 are co-sponsors of the bill including the Subcommittee Chair on Health, Rep. McIlhattan and the Secretary, Rep. Myers. The other committee co-sponsors include Rep. Bebko-Jones, Rep. Kotik and Rep. Lederer.
Thank you to those of you who already wrote to your legislators in support of prosthetic parity. With your help, we can keep this important bill moving forward. Please, take action today!
For more information, contact us at 202-742-1880 or <Email Address Redacted> <mailto:<Email Address Redacted>> .
Sample Letter/E-mail
Dear Representative ____,
I am writing in response to HB 2718, a bill for prosthetic coverage. Without legislation to ensure coverage, many people living with the loss or absence of a limb are facing discouraging obstacles when trying to obtain prosthetic care. That is why this bill is so important!
Obviously, the biggest concern anybody has about passing a new mandate is cost. People fear that big jumps in the cost of insurance will reduce access to health care. None of us want to see health insurance costs pushed beyond the reach of the average consumer. Our best financial data comes from Colorado. They were the first state to pass prosthetic
parity legislation in 1998.
A Department of Health Care Policy & Financing report found that the maximum increase in premiums for prosthetic provision would be about 12 cents per month. That is less than $1.50 per year. That is not going to push anyone off the insurance rolls or put anyone out of business. It will, however, get people the care they need to get back to work and live independent, productive lives.
I am writing to urge the Health & Human Services committee to hold a public hearing for HB 2718 in order to allow you the opportunity to hear from Pennsylvanians about this important bill.
Sincerely,
Name, Address, Phone
Sent by:
Morgan Sheets
National Campaign Director for APPLL (Action Plan for People with Limb Loss)
Amputee Coalition of America
Direct ph. 202-742-1880
Cell Ph. 202-302-4373
Fax: (866) 599-8994
<URL Redacted> < http://www.amputee-coalition.org >
.
Citation
Morgan Sheets, “PA: Keep the parity bill moving in PA,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 4, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/226820.
