For the first time in any Congress, our bill has garnered more than 100 cosponsors! To see the complete list click here, nearly 90% of which will be serving in the next Congress. Below my signature you can find the names of those who will not be returning to office next year.
We are excited to build on the tremendous progress we have made this year, and your support will help make that possible. Our all-volunteer, grassroots organization puts every dollar we receive to work, raising awareness about lymphedema and building support for the Lymphedema Treatment Act, so that one day patients will have better
access to treatment, including insurance coverage for their essential compression supplies.
Highlights of our accomplishments during 2014 include:
- Reintroduction of the Lymphedema Treatment Act by an ideally positioned bipartisan sponsorship team.
- Commissioning of Avalere Health to produce a cost estimate for implementing this coverage, thus enabling
us to answer long-standing questions from numerous House and Senate offices and broaden our support. - Execution of an incredibly successful Lymphedema Lobby Days in Washington, DC, which brought together
85 advocates from 23 states to meet with over 150 congressional offices, and resulted in dozens of new cosponsors for our bill. - Enabling individuals to send nearly 10,000 messages to Congress during 2014 alone, by using the submission
form on our website. - And the garnering of over 100 cosponsors in total, more than in any past Congress!
If you are able to include the Lymphedema Advocacy Group in your holiday giving we would be incredibly grateful. Secure donations can be make quickly and easily through PayPal, or by mailing a check to: The Lymphedema Advocacy Group, PO Box 1682, Carrboro, NC 27510.
Thank you for everything you have done to bring us this far, and I look forward to continuing our work in 2015.
I hope you and your loved ones had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and that your entire holiday season is filled with
love, happiness and health!
With gratitude,
Heather Ferguson
Founder and Executive Director
Lymphedema Advocacy Group
www.LymphedemaTreatmentAct.org
info@LymphedemaTreatmentAct.org
Cosponsors of our bill who were not reelected or who did not run for reelection are listed below,
with the individual who will be taking their place in parentheses:
Bruce Braley D-IA (Joni Ernst – R)
Howard Coble R-NC (Mark Walker – R)
Tom Latham R-IA (Rod Blum – R)
Rush Holt D-NJ (Donald Norcross – D)
Michele Bachmann R-MN (Tim Walz – D)
Doc Hastings R-WA (Dan Newhouse – R)
Carolyn McCarthy D-NY (Kathleen Rice – D)
Michael Michaud D-ME (Bruce Poliquin – R)
Tim Bishop D-NY (Lee Zeldin – R)
Jim Gerlach R-PA (Robert Brady – D)
James Moran D-VA (Rob Whittman – R)
Pete Gallego D-TX (Will Hurd – R)
Lee Terry R-NE (Brad Ashford – D)
