Newsletter Archives

Lymphedema Awareness Month is just a few weeks away. If you are hosting or attending an event, or just want to help spread awareness amongst friends, family, and colleagues, we have numerous materials available, such as the item pictured below. Everything on our Increasing Awareness page is available via FREE download, or you can order […]

Thanks to everyone who participated in our January action item, we made a lot of progress this month.  Over 1,300 advocates sent email letters to their three members of Congress, totalling over 4,000 letters urging Congress to pass the LTA in 2022!   All of this outreach also garnered the bill 17 more cosponsors, launching […]

This will take less than one minute. Can you please sign our new letter to Congress, urging them to pass the Lymphedema Treatment Act this year?  Click HERE and scroll to the bottom to enter your name and address. Even if you’ve taken action in the past, it’s important that you do this now.  Each […]

Thank you for all your advocacy in 2021! Each year brings us closer to seeing the Lymphedema Treatment Act signed into law, and closer to ensuring that all patients will have insurance coverage for their compression garments and supplies.  We’d also like to recognize and thank our supporting sponsors – our Industry Partners, Jobst, L&R USA, […]

We were thrilled to recently participate in the Canadian Lymphedema Framework international conference, at which we premiered this poster chronicling our work. The abstract for the poster can be read here. Advocacy groups in other countries who are also pursuing or hoping to pursue improvements to insurance coverage can benefit from seeing what strategies have […]

Thanks to our advocates, members of Congress from 49 states, three territories, and the District of Columbia are cosponsoring the Lymphedema Treatment Act!  We are grateful to all those who have shared their story, joined their state’s advocacy team, sent emails, made phone calls, and signed up to join virtual Congressional meetings. We hope you […]

Our Information cards, available in two sizes and pictured below, are perfect for handing out at holiday gatherings, or tucking into gifts and cards.  Click HERE to order your lymphedema information cards. We have partnered with a print shop to provide these items to you as economically as possible. We will cover the printing costs, […]

Although most are still virtual, members of Congress are beginning to hold Town Hall meetings again. The Town Hall Project is a great site for finding out about these events. Right now, there are several upcoming Town Hall meetings with members of Congress who are not yet cosponsoring the Lymphedema Treatment Act. You can see […]

Please complete this form, if you have not already done so, if you are interested in attending a virtual meeting with one or more of your Congressional offices in support of the Lymphedema Treatment Act. We especially need constituents of the members of Congress listed below, who have not yet cosponsored the LTA. Many offices […]