2019 Lymphedema Lobby Days & House Sponsor Update
We are thrilled to announce that Representative Jan Schakowsy is the new House lead sponsor of the Lymphedema Treatment Act! Rep Schakowsky, who received an award at our 2018
We are thrilled to announce that Representative Jan Schakowsy is the new House lead sponsor of the Lymphedema Treatment Act! Rep Schakowsky, who received an award at our 2018
Some non-Medicare insurance plans do provide coverage for compression supplies. State Mandated Coverage: If you have a private insurance plan based in CA, LA, MD, NC, or VA, state
2018 was full of milestones and progress that will carry on into the new Congress! Three of the most significant items are highlighted here. #1) We succeeded in getting
Thank you for an incredible year of lymhedema advocacy! Our next newsletter will summarize the gains made during this Congress and begin looking ahead to the next session. Our
As you have probably already heard in the news, Congress plans to pass a Continuing Resolution that will expire on February 8th, rather than the omnibus spending bill they
Thank you to everyone who has been making these phone calls. The volume of calls to leadership offices has not gone unnoticed! Senator Grassley’s and Chairman Brady’s offices have
Congress is projected to wrap up their final session for this year as soon as this Friday, or as late as next Friday, and we need to keep pushing
We need everyone to call House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s office! We’ve heard several reports from people who are having trouble getting through to Speaker Ryan’s office, so it’s very
Right now, Congressional Leaders are making their final decisions on which bills will be included in year-end packages. Please call the following four offices – again, and every day this
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