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Please join for kick-off call May 22nd at 11:00AM EDT. To participate, please call
( 877) 381-5128 Conference I.D. 48666148Objective: On May 22nd, help ensure access to complex rehab products and services. Help us meet the goal of 1000 plus calls to Congress in support of obtaining an exemption for Complex Rehab (HR.2231 and S.2931) via a nation wide Legislative call-in day.
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| Action Steps – May 22, 2008 Legislative Call-in day: | |
| 1. Join us and RSVP for our 20 minute, Kick-off call at 11:00 AM EDT. Click here to register! | |
| 2. Click on www.ncartcoalition.org (enter your zip code) to find the senators and representatives in your area. | |
| 3.Call the 2 Senators from your state and 1 Representative from your district (based on where you reside) | |
| 4. In addition to contacting your 2 Senators and 1 Representative, if one or more of the below “Target List” legislators reside in your state…please contact them also. It is important to place multiple calls from multiple constituents into these offices | |
| 5. Deliver the “Key Messages” below….the bottom line is to: “Include HR 2231and S2931 language in the upcoming Medicare package”. | |
| 6.After you make your calls, please Log your calls via the web go to www.ncartcoalition.org to register your calls…select “Tally” button. We must get 1000 plus calls in to Congress on Thursday, May 22... IMPORTANT NOTE: Multiple calls to key legislators is more important than single calls to MANY legislators |
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Additional Follow-up Opportunity
As additional follow-up, you may want to send a letter to your legislators. The following link is provided to assist you with this. We strongly encourage you to use the templates as a guide only. Please modify in your own words and personalize your letters. Visit
UnitedSpinal.org for access.Exempt Complex Rehab from National Competitive Bidding Legislative Call-in plan is hosted by The MED Group & Sunrise Medical, Inc.
Sponsored by:
ADAPT
American Association of People with Disabilities
America Paraplegia Society
Boston Medical Center
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
Cody Unser First Steps Foundation
Disaboom
Frazier Rehab and Neuroscience Center
Kennedy-Krieger Institute
Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
National Council on Independent Living
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
New Mobility Magazine
Ohio Governors Council on People with Disabilities
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana
Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation
Self Advocates Becoming Empowered
Shepherd Center
The Rehabilitation Center at University of Utah Healthcare
United Spinal Association
Questions?
Contact us at funding@sunmed.com