Bill to make IF covg mandatory: Write!!
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| Tue, 11-13-2007 - 3:37pm |
I don't know if any of you have seen or heard of this, but I came across it on the RESOLVE website. There is a federal bill in the House of Representatives right now to make infertility coverage mandatory on all insurance policies that cover labor and delivery and those kinds of things. There is a note encouraging you to write your Representative to urge him or her to support the bill. I thought that idea wasn't half bad.
I saw an opportunity here on this board to reach a lot of people. There are a lot of very intelligent ladies on here who could write great letters to their Representatives. I'm sure we all have strong opinions on the subject. I know I do. Hopefully you'll pass this message on to your family and friends and encourage them to do something nice for you and write their Representatives. I've already e-mailed my mom, BFF, and SIL and asked them to do it.
Many of us are struggling with IF, and with the added problem of inability to afford the treatment we need to get pg, it doubles the pain we're going through, because we just don't know if we will be able to make it happen - and if we can, we'll be in debt for a long time. I know it makes me feel a little better when I can feel like I'm doing something about this... whenever I get the chance. Who knows - we may be able to get something done here. :)
Here's the link to RESOLVE where they talk about the bill:
http://www.resolve.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ta_ic_fedleg
Here's a link to the US House of Representatives, in case you or the people you write to are not sure who their Representative is. On the top left, you can type in your zip code and find out:
http://www.house.gov/
Dolphin
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Thank you Dolphin...
I'll definitely be writing...
Thank you Dolphin!! I will definitely write and will share this with my friends and family.
Reba
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