Hey, everybody! Did you see this? Massachusetts is trying to pass legislation that would FORCE INSURANCE COMPANIES to COVER the diagnosis and treatment of LYME disease! HALLELUJAH! We all know too many people who are tearing through their life savings and mortgaging their homes to pay for treatment or simply suffering in pain because they cannot afford treatment. This would be a HUGE VICTORY, and hopefully other states would follow suit. There is currently a two-week window during which representatives can decide if they want to support the proposed bill known as H.D. 469: An Act Relative to Lyme Disease Treatment Coverage. Remember when a bunch of you called and wrote Governor Cuomo to ask that he sign the bill that would allow doctors to treat patients with Lyme disease without fear of punishment? WELL IT WORKED! So were asking for your help again, this time for Massachusetts. Lets all write the MA reps (form letter is below) asking that they support this bill. If you dont live in MA, I recommend copying and pasting the following email addresses into a BCC email OR snail mailing a letter to the following address (though Im not sure which single rep would be best to write); if you *do* live in MA, use the link provided: The Honorable _______ State House Boston, MA 02133 Email addresses: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] January 19, 2015 Dear Representative, As someone who suffers from debilitating Lyme disease (or: As someone who cares about those struggling with Lyme disease), I strongly urge you to co-sponsor H.D. 469 An Act Relative to Lyme Disease Treatment Coverage. Chairman Linsky has filed H.D. 469 to protect Lyme disease patients’ access to care. H.D. 469 mandates health insurance coverage for Massachusetts residents who are being treated for Lyme disease. Currently, some insurance providers deny coverage for Lyme disease treatment to Massachusetts residents. As a result, many Commonwealth residents are unable to afford necessary treatment, resulting in their Lyme disease becoming debilitating and potentially deadly. Gaping holes in insurance coverage place people’s lives on the line. Too often, insurance providers, not doctors, dictate medical care to Massachusetts residents suffering from Lyme disease. This bill will put the power of medical decision-making back into the hands of trained physicians and help the thousands of residents in the Commonwealth suffering from Lyme disease afford the treatment recommended to them by their physicians. H.D. 469 builds on the Massachusetts Physician Protection Act enacted in 2011, which allows physicians to treat Lyme disease for longer than a month without censure. According to the Massachusetts Special Commission to Conduct an Investigation and Study of the Incidence and Impact of Lyme Disease, H.D. 469 is the next necessary and recommended step to help Massachusetts citizens affected by Lyme disease. One of the Commission’s recommendations is for mandatory Lyme disease insurance coverage to be enacted in Massachusetts. Importantly, the recent Massachusetts Center for Health and Information Analysis (CHIA) report findings support that An Act Relative to Lyme Disease Treatment Coverage, if passed, would result in little to no ($0.0) impact on the cost of insurance. I look forward to hearing from your office. Thank you for your time and consideration. Respectfully, Name lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/lyme-insurance-bill-mass.html#sthash.f6n1vJKq.dpuf
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 11:49:23 +0000
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