free spirit
05-02-2006, 02:15 PM
I received this e-mail here at work today. The idiots in washington are at it again. Please help yourself and your family members and bitch to your senators. They need to kill this bill. On a side note, make it original, do not cut and paste. I was listening to a program on NPR that said the legislators tend to ignore the 'form letters' and pay more heed to the original ones.
It's worth a few moments of your time.
peace
MAMMOGRAMS SAVE LIVES. HELP US SAVE MAMMOGRAMS.
Opportunity to "Participate in the American Cancer Society's National Week of Action"
Background:
"The U.S. Senate is about to eliminate guaranteed insurance coverage for MAMMOGRAMS and OTHER VITAL CANCER SCREENINGS by passing S. 1955. This week is the American Cancer Society's National Week of Action! It is the week we make sure that all 100 U.S. Senators -- in Washington and at home -- clearly hear that they need to oppose S.1955.
Now your senators need to hear from you - their constituent - that this bill is unacceptable. Join us in a National Week Of Action. You CAN make a difference by voicing your opposition to bill S.1955. You can do this in 5 quick and easy steps.
You will help the American Cancer Society put a face to the issue and let your senators know that guaranteed insurance coverage for mammograms and other cancer screenings is an important issue to you."
PARTICIPATE BY USING FIVE EASY STEPS
1. Go to this address: http://capwiz.com/acs-national/issues/alert/?alertid=8695941
2. Review introduction and editable text.
3. Add your name and sender information (including zip code)
4. Hit preview button to review your email message to your Senators (correctly matched through your zip code)
5. Send message.
DRAFT OF EDITABLE TEXT found on aforementioned website:
"I am writing you to express my concern about the Small Business Health Plan ( S. 1955) legislation, and to ask you to oppose any bill that fails to protect insurance coverage for lifesaving mammograms and other vital cancer screenings.
I am deeply concerned that S. 1955 will undermine important patient protections and hamper efforts to prevent, detect and treat cancer. Early detection of cancer is the key to saving lives, especially with the use of mammograms to detect breast cancer. By allowing insurance plans to be exempt from covering cancer screenings, access to mammograms, colorectal cancer screenings, pap smears, along with insurance coverage of off-label prescription drugs and participation in clinical trials would be in jeopardy.
For the first time in 70 years, the number of cancer deaths has declined, due in very large part to these screenings and treatments. Please help ensure that we stay on the right track by opposing S. 1955 and any bill that that fails to ensure these crucial protections for cancer patients. I look forward to hearing your position on the bill and how you are going to stand up for cancer screenings and protect them."
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Thank you for your consideration of this American Cancer Society Legislation Alert.
It's worth a few moments of your time.
peace
MAMMOGRAMS SAVE LIVES. HELP US SAVE MAMMOGRAMS.
Opportunity to "Participate in the American Cancer Society's National Week of Action"
Background:
"The U.S. Senate is about to eliminate guaranteed insurance coverage for MAMMOGRAMS and OTHER VITAL CANCER SCREENINGS by passing S. 1955. This week is the American Cancer Society's National Week of Action! It is the week we make sure that all 100 U.S. Senators -- in Washington and at home -- clearly hear that they need to oppose S.1955.
Now your senators need to hear from you - their constituent - that this bill is unacceptable. Join us in a National Week Of Action. You CAN make a difference by voicing your opposition to bill S.1955. You can do this in 5 quick and easy steps.
You will help the American Cancer Society put a face to the issue and let your senators know that guaranteed insurance coverage for mammograms and other cancer screenings is an important issue to you."
PARTICIPATE BY USING FIVE EASY STEPS
1. Go to this address: http://capwiz.com/acs-national/issues/alert/?alertid=8695941
2. Review introduction and editable text.
3. Add your name and sender information (including zip code)
4. Hit preview button to review your email message to your Senators (correctly matched through your zip code)
5. Send message.
DRAFT OF EDITABLE TEXT found on aforementioned website:
"I am writing you to express my concern about the Small Business Health Plan ( S. 1955) legislation, and to ask you to oppose any bill that fails to protect insurance coverage for lifesaving mammograms and other vital cancer screenings.
I am deeply concerned that S. 1955 will undermine important patient protections and hamper efforts to prevent, detect and treat cancer. Early detection of cancer is the key to saving lives, especially with the use of mammograms to detect breast cancer. By allowing insurance plans to be exempt from covering cancer screenings, access to mammograms, colorectal cancer screenings, pap smears, along with insurance coverage of off-label prescription drugs and participation in clinical trials would be in jeopardy.
For the first time in 70 years, the number of cancer deaths has declined, due in very large part to these screenings and treatments. Please help ensure that we stay on the right track by opposing S. 1955 and any bill that that fails to ensure these crucial protections for cancer patients. I look forward to hearing your position on the bill and how you are going to stand up for cancer screenings and protect them."
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Thank you for your consideration of this American Cancer Society Legislation Alert.