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ACA Advocacy Staff

Friday, May 08, 2009

State Prosthetic Parity Campaign: The Senate Insurance Committee passed the prosthetic parity bill unanimously and the bill now goes to the Senate floor for a vote! Please contact your Senator today and encourage them to support HB 2652 when it comes up for a vote! To determine who your local Senator is, click here: http://www.elections.state.il.us/districtlocator/selectsearchtype.aspx and input your address. When the results come up, you can click on the name of your State Senator to get their contact information. Help us make Illinois the next state to pass prosthetic parity!

The Illinois House passed HB 2652 on April 2, 2009! The bill is now in the Senate Insurance Committee and we are awaiting on a hearing. Please email us at state@amputee-coalition.org or one of our local leaders, Jim Kaiser at James.Kaiser@scheckandsiress.com if you would like to learn more information about getting involved.

In 2008, SB 2386 was introduced by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty. The bill required that prosthetic care under private insurance equal the benefits provided under the federal Medicare program. It stalled in the Rules committee.

Other Advocacy Issues: While parity is a big priority for the ACA’s advocacy team, we have recently been involved in a number of issues advocating on behalf of people with limb loss and limb difference. Is there a bill or issue in your state that we need to know about? Contact us at state@amputee-coalition.org.

The ACA is also working hard to pass federal parity legislation in order to extend protections for health plans regulated by Congress (about half of all policies). Get informed by visiting our federal parity page.

Help keep up the fight for parity and protect the health and rights of amputees throughout the country! Whether you can give $5, $50 or $500 we need your financial support!! Write a check to the “Amputee Coalition of America” and send it to: ACA, 300 East Hill Ave, Suite 205, Knoxville, TN, 37915 or make a donation online on our secure marketplace at: www.amputee-coalition.org/advocacy/donation.

For more information contact the Advocacy Department

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