Our grassroots advocacy leader, Wendy, has a very important message about how YOU can impact on the healthcare vote! Read below for more information:
As you no doubt have heard, the US Senate may vote as early as next week on a healthcare reform package. It is important that Senators hear from diabetes educators about what we want in any reforms. By now, you should have received the email displayed below asking our members to send a letter to their two Senators via an AADE webpage.
In the letter we ask the Senators to “…support a version of the AHCA which ensures the following principles:
-prohibits discrimination against people on the basis of their pre-existing conditions;
-maintains dependent coverage for children and young adults up to age 26, and;
-places an emphasis on preventative care.”
The letter also requests that Senators “… commit to supporting a version of the AHCA which builds on recent health-care access gains, ensures affordability and guarantees coverage to a comprehensive set of essential health benefits which people with diabetes require”.
I hope you will take the time to send in a letter yourself; and reach out to members of your Coordinating Body, your colleagues, any anyone with an interest in health and diabetes policy to submit this letter to their US Senators or place a call to their offices.
If you should have any questions or comments, please contact AADE Advocacy Director Kurt Anderson at kanderson@aadenet.org
Ashley B. Urisman
Advocacy & External Affairs Coordinator
American Association of Diabetes Educators
200 W Madison, Suite 800