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Contact Your Senator and Urge Them to Cosponsor S. 2990
UPDATE: NEW LEGISLATION BRINGS NEW HOPE
Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.), Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) introduced S. 2990, “The Medicare IVIG Access Act”, into the U.S. Senate on May 7, 2008. S. 2990 is a Senate companion bill to H.R. 2914, which was introduced into the House of Representatives in June 2007.
Similar to the House bill, S. 2990 intends to improve reimbursement for IVIG for Medicare beneficiaries. It will also provide coverage under the Part B home infusion benefit for related items and services in hopes that all patients with PIDD can live more healthy and productive lives.
The bill will be referred to the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over Medicare legislation. Senators Kerry and Stabenow, senior members of the Finance Committee, and Senator Alexander, a senior member of the HELP Committee (U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions), will advocate for inclusion of the bill in the Senate’s expected Medicare legislation this year.
It is critical that you urge both your Senators and Representative to support “The Medicare IVIG Access Act” and the need for an immediate fix to the current IVIG access and reimbursement issue.
Please encourage all of your family, friends and loved ones to help the patients of the PIDD community by getting on Action Alert and urging Congress to act now!
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Susan Kishner Said,
May 8, 2008 @ 5:25 pm
Nice writing style. I will come back to read more posts from you.
Susan Kishner