On Wednesday of this week, LTA lead sponsor, Congressman Dave Reichert, made a passionate statement calling on HHS Secretary Burwell to help improve lymphedema treatment for patients! You can watch the amazing video by clicking here.
Congressman Reichert’s statement was made in the context of the President’s “moonshot” initiative to accelerate cancer research, hence why only cancer-related lymphedema is mentioned, but the LTA will provide coverage of all patients, regardless of the cause of their lymphedema.
Our House bill now has 188 cosponsors, and our recently introduced Senate companion bill has 9 cosponsors, but the more we have the greater our chances of reaching our going of getting the LTA passed THIS YEAR!
Even if you have contacted your members of Congress repeatedly and they haven’t signed on yet don’t give up – new members are signing on every week! Some take more persuading than others, but we cannot rest until all lymphedema patients have the coverage they need and deserve.
The links to take action are:
- Write your Rep and both Senators in one step
- Call your Senators
- Call your Rep
- Contact Members of Congress via Social Media
Help is available via our:
Together, we can pass the Lymphedema Treatment Act!
Heather Ferguson
Founder & Executive Director
LymphedemaAdvocacy Group
LymphedemaTreatmentAct.org
