EVENT: Prosthetic Coverage Meeting in OR
Morgan Sheets
Description
Collection
Title:
EVENT: Prosthetic Coverage Meeting in OR
Creator:
Morgan Sheets
Date:
8/15/2006
Text:
The Amputee Coalition of America invites you to a community information and organizing meeting to discuss prosthetic parity in Oregon!
Oregonians living with the loss or absence of a limb are facing discouraging obstacles when trying to obtain prosthetic care. Current changes in insurance coverage for prostheses threaten their ability to lead independent, productive lives. This is your opportunity to do something about it.
Join the Amputee Coalition of America in a meeting to discuss pushing for prosthetic coverage in the Oregon state legislature!
WHAT: Oregon Prosthetic Parity Organizing
* Date: Sunday, August 27th
* Time: 3:30-5 pm
* Location: Room 117BC in the Health Education Center (CHEC) at the Legacy Meridian Park Hospital (19300 SW 65th Avenue, Tualatin, Oregon)
* Directions: <URL Redacted>
Registration is free. For more information or to register, contact us at <Email Address Redacted> or 202-742-1885.
The Amputee Coalition of America is working with people all over the country to advance prosthetic parity legislation. This meeting is aimed at bringing together people who want to learn about how to fight for prosthetic parity in the state of Oregon.
Goals of the meeting:
I. Raise awareness about prosthetic parity.
II. Identify leaders and activists to help further parity in OR.
Thank you to Forest Sexton, Matt Bradley, Sprague Hanavan and Greg Scott for their help in organizing these meetings!
Oregonians living with the loss or absence of a limb are facing discouraging obstacles when trying to obtain prosthetic care. Current changes in insurance coverage for prostheses threaten their ability to lead independent, productive lives. This is your opportunity to do something about it.
Join the Amputee Coalition of America in a meeting to discuss pushing for prosthetic coverage in the Oregon state legislature!
WHAT: Oregon Prosthetic Parity Organizing
* Date: Sunday, August 27th
* Time: 3:30-5 pm
* Location: Room 117BC in the Health Education Center (CHEC) at the Legacy Meridian Park Hospital (19300 SW 65th Avenue, Tualatin, Oregon)
* Directions: <URL Redacted>
Registration is free. For more information or to register, contact us at <Email Address Redacted> or 202-742-1885.
The Amputee Coalition of America is working with people all over the country to advance prosthetic parity legislation. This meeting is aimed at bringing together people who want to learn about how to fight for prosthetic parity in the state of Oregon.
Goals of the meeting:
I. Raise awareness about prosthetic parity.
II. Identify leaders and activists to help further parity in OR.
Thank you to Forest Sexton, Matt Bradley, Sprague Hanavan and Greg Scott for their help in organizing these meetings!
Citation
Morgan Sheets, “EVENT: Prosthetic Coverage Meeting in OR,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 22, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/227048.
