Newsletter Archives

Happy Lymphedema Awareness Month! To help you spread awareness about lymphedema and the upcoming improvements to insurance coverage thanks to passage of the Lymphedema Treatment Act, we have an updated flyer (seen below) that you can download for free.  If you plan to print the flyer at home or work, use this printer-friendly version, which […]

Later this year there will be a Public Comment Period for the Lymphedema Treatment Act. You are probably wondering, what is a Public Comment Period, why is it important, and can I participate? Whenever there is new coverage or significant changes to existing coverage, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is required to […]

Please take a moment to check this form and ensure that your contact information is up to date.  Although the LTA has passed, our work is not done. There may be times this year and beyond where your advocacy is needed, and it’s important that we have your current information so we know what congressional […]

Today we would like to thank the many individuals and organizations who support our work: the advocates like you, dozens of stakeholder groups, our Annual Sponsors the National Lymphedema Network and ImpediMed, and our Industry Partners – L&R USA, Jobst/Essity, and mediUSA – who share their thoughts below.  “L&R is proud to have been a […]

Our much-anticipated Frequently Asked Questions Document is now available! I encourage you to read the entire document, even if you are mainly interested in only a few of the questions, as some answers are better understood in the context of the whole.  We will do our best to update the FAQ document periodically, so if […]

Never has it been more clear how much can be accomplished when we come together, raise our collective voices, and don’t give up! Passage of the Lymphedema Treatment Act marks a monumental milestone in ensuring that patients will have better access to care, but our work is not done.  If you haven’t yet, please take […]

Today, the Senate passed the year-end omnibus legislative package, which contains the Lymphedema Treatment Act, by a vote of 68-29, with three Senators not voting. Tomorrow/Friday morning, the House will convene at 9:00am Eastern to vote on the package.  Although our bill was already passed in the House as a stand-alone measure, because it passed […]

As reported earlier today, the Lymphedema Treatment Act has been included in the year-end legislative package! Both chambers will be voting on this package later this week.  PLEASE call your Representative and both Senators today, thank them for the LTA being included, and urge them to vote YES! Although our bill has already cleared the […]

A huge thank-you to everyone who has made their phone calls! If you haven’t yet, it’s not too late. And if you tried but had trouble getting through or couldn’t leave a message, try going through the capitol switchboard – details on that are below. The latest news out of Capitol Hill is that Congress […]