WHAT: Rally Day To Support SB 100 & HB 174
WHEN: Tuesday, May 9th, 2017
11 am - 1 pm
WHERE: Harrisburg Capitol Building
You can register for the event, which is FREE, at EVENTBRITE.
Please join PA Lyme Resource Network, Lyme patients, advocates and legislators for a RALLY DAY to show our legislators the importance of passing SB100, and HB174 "The Lyme Disease and Related Tick-borne Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Act."
PA Lyme Resource Network's coalition, LymeActionPA, has been meeting with Senators and legislators on the status of Senate Bill 100 and House Bill 174. This bill, as you know, is designed to close the gap in insurance coverage for Lyme treatment, making treatment accessible that can be life saving and prevent further progression, or control symptoms of these diseases. The Insurance Lobby is very strong in PA, and we need to demonstrate to our Legislators the wide-spread support and demand for passage of this bill.
There was only 1 day in May that was possible to hold this event - so PLEASE - do everything you can to make it to Harrisburg. Bring your friends and families and all who are concerned!
Let us know you are coming by RSVPing here on Eventbrite, and please stay tuned on our Facebook site for CALLS FOR ACTION with template letters, emails and more. We will make this EASY for you.
The plan for the day includes the Rally, AND, your meeting with your legislators - you will hear more about this in our further communications.
It is CRUCIAL that we SHOW UP and MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
11:15 - Opening/Welcome Julia Wagner, President, PA Lyme Resource Network
11:30 - Senator Greenleaf
11:45 - 12:15 Speakers TBD
12:15-12:30 - Closing/sendoff to legislator meetings in afternoon*
Possible Reception/Screening of Under Our Skin that evening.
*We encourage you to reach out to your Senators and Representatives to schedule meetings either before or after to talk about why this bill is important to you as a Lyme patient.
Find your PA Senator or your PA Representative HERE.
If your Senator is on the BANKING & INSURANCE COMMITTEE, or your Representative is on THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, the committees this act is assigned to, please reach out to him/her and ask him/her to bring this out of committee and ACT ON IT.
If your Senator or Representative is NOT on either of these committees, you can still contact him/her and ask him/her to reach out to Senator Don White and those on the Banking & Insurance Committee or those on the Committee on Health to ask THEM to support this act.
Check out our DoGooder Site, another tool to make it easy for you to EMAIL your Senator or Representative. We have also added a TEMPLATE LETTER there for you to send!
TICKETS ARE FREE. PLEASE RSVP so we know how many to expect.
LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!!!
Contact [email protected] for information.
WHEN: Tuesday, May 9th, 2017
11 am - 1 pm
WHERE: Harrisburg Capitol Building
You can register for the event, which is FREE, at EVENTBRITE.
Please join PA Lyme Resource Network, Lyme patients, advocates and legislators for a RALLY DAY to show our legislators the importance of passing SB100, and HB174 "The Lyme Disease and Related Tick-borne Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Act."
PA Lyme Resource Network's coalition, LymeActionPA, has been meeting with Senators and legislators on the status of Senate Bill 100 and House Bill 174. This bill, as you know, is designed to close the gap in insurance coverage for Lyme treatment, making treatment accessible that can be life saving and prevent further progression, or control symptoms of these diseases. The Insurance Lobby is very strong in PA, and we need to demonstrate to our Legislators the wide-spread support and demand for passage of this bill.
There was only 1 day in May that was possible to hold this event - so PLEASE - do everything you can to make it to Harrisburg. Bring your friends and families and all who are concerned!
Let us know you are coming by RSVPing here on Eventbrite, and please stay tuned on our Facebook site for CALLS FOR ACTION with template letters, emails and more. We will make this EASY for you.
The plan for the day includes the Rally, AND, your meeting with your legislators - you will hear more about this in our further communications.
It is CRUCIAL that we SHOW UP and MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
11:15 - Opening/Welcome Julia Wagner, President, PA Lyme Resource Network
11:30 - Senator Greenleaf
11:45 - 12:15 Speakers TBD
12:15-12:30 - Closing/sendoff to legislator meetings in afternoon*
Possible Reception/Screening of Under Our Skin that evening.
*We encourage you to reach out to your Senators and Representatives to schedule meetings either before or after to talk about why this bill is important to you as a Lyme patient.
Find your PA Senator or your PA Representative HERE.
If your Senator is on the BANKING & INSURANCE COMMITTEE, or your Representative is on THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, the committees this act is assigned to, please reach out to him/her and ask him/her to bring this out of committee and ACT ON IT.
If your Senator or Representative is NOT on either of these committees, you can still contact him/her and ask him/her to reach out to Senator Don White and those on the Banking & Insurance Committee or those on the Committee on Health to ask THEM to support this act.
Check out our DoGooder Site, another tool to make it easy for you to EMAIL your Senator or Representative. We have also added a TEMPLATE LETTER there for you to send!
TICKETS ARE FREE. PLEASE RSVP so we know how many to expect.
LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!!!
Contact [email protected] for information.