These 31 Senators have NOT cosponsored yet!

The 31 Senators below have NOT cosponsored the LTA yet.Please reach out to them again, and ask friends and family to do so as well.

Calls are the most effective, but email is also an option. All needed info is below. Thank you for your advocacy!

Heather Ferguson
Founder & Executive Director
Lymphedema Advocacy Group
LymphedemaTreatmentAct.org

CALL SCRIPT:
“I am a constituent calling in support of the Lymphedema Treatment Act, bill number S.518, which has
69 Senate cosponsors. I would like for Senator [name] to cosponsor this bill as well. This issue is
important to me because… [2-3 brief sentences]. Please ask Senator [name] to cosponsor the
Lymphedema Treatment Act.”

EMAIL LINK: Senate 

The most effective things you can convey are why your doctor prescribed compression garments are
essential to your health and quality of life. The focus should be on their medical necessity, and how
they enable you to manage your lymphedema, prevent complications like infections, keep you able to
work, take care of your family, etc. – whatever is most applicable for you.

The most important thing to avoid saying is that they are expensive. Cost, or a person’s ability to afford
to pay out of pocket, is not a reason why something should be covered by insurance, only medical
necessity is. Keep the focus on compression garments being essential for the treatment and
management of lymphedema, just as insulin is to a diabetic.