House Bill 1150 Alert - Insurance Coverage for Children with Autism
House Bill 1150 Alert - Insurance Coverage for Children with Autism
We need your help to rescue our last chance at meaningful insurance coverage for children with autism this year.Yesterday, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R) was quoted as saying, "The group Autism Speaks believes that this bill is among the very best bills in the nation."
Senator Pileggi has been listening to Autism Speaks, SO WE NEED YOU TO PERSUADE HIM TO START LISTENING TO OUR SPEAKER, DENNIS O'BRIEN.
We need every one of you to (1) EMAIL and CALL Senator Pileggi's Harrisburg office, (2) find 10 people in your community who can EMAIL and CALL Senator Pileggi's Harrisburg office, and (3) ask those 10 people in your community to find 10 more people to EMAIL and CALL Senator Pileggi. Thousands upon thousands of people are affected by autism in Pennsylvania every day. 1,000 emails and phone calls should be an easy accomplishment!
START CALLING! TURN ON YOUR COMPUTERS! WE NEED 1,000 PHONE CALLS TODAY AND 1,000 EMAILS!!! IF HE DOESN'T HEAR FROM YOU, HE WILL ASSUME AUTISM SPEAKS IS SPEAKING FOR YOU!
CALL SENATOR PILEGGI AT: (717) 787-4712
EMAIL SENATOR PILEGGI AT: [email protected]
THE MESSAGE IS SIMPLE:
1. HB 1150 CANNOT be the best bill in the nation without addressing critical medical necessity issues.
2. You CANNOT compare Pennsylvania apples to Florida oranges. Senator Pileggi MUST consider Pennsylvania's bill in a Pennsylvania context first and foremost.
3. The best sources of sound advice in this regard are Speaker Dennis O'Brien AND Secretary Estelle Richman
4. Autism Speaks CANNOT speak for Pennsylvania's families because Autism Speaks DOES NOT understand Pennsylvania's service systems
5. THOSE OF US CONCERNED ABOUT AUTISM IN PENNSYLVANIA WANT THE SPEAKER TO SPEAK FOR US!
6. DON'T SEND HB 1150 TO THE HOUSE WITHOUT THE SPEAKER'S ENDORSEMENT!!!
Please cc: me on your email at [email protected]
Jim Bouder