New Jersey’s Bill for Prosthetic Coverage: A 1011

New Jersey’s Bill for Prosthetic Coverage: A 1011 Overview: The Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee passed the bill out of committee on Monday, June 12. We are looking at a possible floor vote in the fall.
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Help spread the word by sending a letter to your representative, explaining the need for legislation to protect access to prosthetic coverage. CALL TO ACTION - Connecticut's Letter to the Editor Drive! The opinion page is a great tool for educating and lobbying. Look over these materials and consider sending a letter to your local papers! This will help us spread the word and show legislators that people in Connecticut care about prosthetic coverage!! Campaign for Prosthetic Coverage Kicking off in North Carolina! The ACA is working with local activists to start a campaign for prosthetic coverage in North Carolina! We need your help! Iowa Fights for Prosthetic Coverage! The Iowa bill was just re-introduced. Take action today! Support Ohio's prosthetic parity campaign! Ohio is about to introduce a bill. Join the campaign! Washington working to launch a bill! The committee is working hard to get a bill introduced. You can help! The New York campaign needs your help! 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We need your help! Support Oklahoma's HB 1488, a bill creating a tax credit for the purchase of prosthetic devices! HB 1488 creates an income tax credit for purchase of certain prosthetic devices. 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Amputee Coalition of America's Paddy Rossbach Youth Camp Announced Knoxville, TN, October 9, 2009 – The Amputee Coalition of America announced that it has named its youth camp in honor of the organization’s former president & CEO, Paddy Rossbach. Get Ready for National Family Caregivers Month in November November 2009 celebrates National Family Caregivers Month, a time to thank, support, educate and empower family caregivers – those individuals providing care to loved ones living with chronic illness, disability or the frailties of old age. Mending Limbs Organization to Hold Second Annual Benefit Concert Event to raise awareness of need for adequate prosthetic insurance coverage for amputees	Background: The Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee heard A1011, a bill for prosthetic coverage, on Monday, June 12. After testimony from patients, prosthetists and ACA staff they passed the bill out of committee. We are looking at a possible floor vote in the fall. Find out more about A 1011! Take Action! We now have a chance to pass it out of the Assembly, but we need your help! Contact your Assembly member today to urge them to support A1011! Find your legislator’s contact information: www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/legsearch.asp Check out a sample letter. The efforts to win insurance parity in New Jersey are moving forward, but we need your help! 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! Click here to see a sample letter. For more information, contact us at 202-742-1885 or APPLL@amputee-coalition.org.
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