Send a free fax to your Senators NOW: (other manadatory coverage will be dropped also):
The U.S. Senate is about to gut guaranteed health insurance coverage for regular mammograms.
Tell the Senate to vote NO on S.1955.
Protect coverage for mammograms.
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Go to:
http://www.acscan.org/site/pp.asp?c=cnJHJIPuB&b=1555475OR CALL your Senators:
Call Your U.S. Senator
Call 1-888-NOW-I-CAN
between 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. EST
to be connected to the office of your U.S. Senator.
When the receptionist answers the phone, simply tell him/her the following:
"Please tell Senator ________ that I am a state resident and that I want him/her to oppose Senate Bill 1955 and any other bill that would not protect cancer screenings."
It's as easy as that. Please be prepared to give the operator in the office your name and address if they ask.
A few additional talking points are provided below. Click here to learn even more about the issue and this legislation.
* Right now, there is legislation before the U.S. Senate that, if passed, would allow insurance companies to ignore state laws on insurance coverage. This legislation, Senate Bill 1955, would remove any guarantee of insurance coverage for vital cancer screenings, prevention, and treatments that are currently provided for in more than 130 state laws across the country.
* This bill would eliminate all of the American Cancer Society’s work in your state to guarantee insurance coverage for mammograms, colon cancer screenings, clinical trial participation, and other cancer screenings and treatments.
What other cancer screenings are at risk?
Insurance coverage for the following cancer screenings and treatments could be eliminated:
- Mammograms - Colonoscopy
- Pap smear - Clinical trials
- Off-label drug use - Prostate cancer screenings
- And more