Fwd: Call to Action HB 2790

[Guest guest]

Dear Doctors:

Here is the follow up message on the Workers Compensation bill

presently being forwarded by the unified effort of ODOC, CAO, and

independent doctors. The letter gives you, and any DCs you might

forward this to, a list of people to contact and what needs to be

conveyed during those conversations.

The time to act is now. It is the greatest effort we have put forth in

15 years to make a real change for our profession's involvement in

Workers Compensation, and it is great to see we are doing it as a

united profession. As you will note, it does not conflict with Dr.

Saboe & the CAO's request for further study into the reduced WC costs

with chiropractors as attending physicians, or the potential to regain

full attending physician status in the future.

While I am not involved in the WC system in any way, and have had no

involvement in the work on this bill, I think it is a significant

opportunity to benefit injured workers in this state, and present a

unified front for the chiropractic profession at the legislature. I

hope that regardless of your affiliation (or lack thereof) you will

participate in helping your profession and patients.

Respectfully,

DeShaw, D.C, J.D.

Begin forwarded message:

> From: " Schmidt " <jfschmidt@...>

> Date: April 17, 2005 3:44:15 PM PDT

> " DC " <drchrisallen@...>

> Cc: " Bob Oleson " <boboleson@...>, " D Mason "

> <mdmasonesq@...>, " Freeman, DC "

> <drmfreeman@...>

> Subject: Revised " Call to Action " HB 2790

> Reply- " Schmidt " <jfschmidt@...>

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> A Call to Action

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> Chiropractic Needs Your Help

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> April 17, 2005

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> House Bill 2790

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> The State of Oregon House of Representatives is considering a bill to

> create a change in the Workers Compensation law.  This change would

> expand injured workers care by a chiropractic doctor from a present

> limit of 12 visits in 30 days to 24 visits in 90 days.  It changes

> nothing else in the present law and leaves the 1990 work comp

> reform intact. This change would accomplish the following:

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> 1.                  Allow a chiropractor to treat a patient with

> injuries more complex than a simple strain.

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> 2.                  Allow injured workers a choice of alternative

> methods rather than drugs or surgery.

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> 3.                  Save Oregon employers-businesses a significant

> amount of money since most injured workers are not presently allowed

> the type of care which has been shown to be much more cost effective

> than traditional care.  The legislature has been supplied with

> numerous studies which prove this fact beyond a doubt and there has

> been no testimony by our opponents challenging these facts as they

> have no science to disprove our proof.  Our theme is " Saving Oregon

> Money " but they do not seem to be listening.

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> 4.                  Minimize time loss since several studies have also

> shown chiropractic care reduces time loss compared to traditional

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> The opponents to this bill are very strong and consist of the very

> powerful SAIF and AOI (Associated Oregon Industries) who are unwilling

> to look at the facts and take a fresh point of view.  Their only

> argument against the bill has been to point out all the wonderful

> things accomplished by the 1990 reform, but this bill changes nothing

> other than taking 12 visits and 30 days to 24 visits and 90 days. The

> only way this bill will become law is for you to write, call or email

> (email is preferred by the legislators) and ask for this bill to be

> voted out of committee and sent to the floor of the house for a vote.

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> We have been advised that it is most important at this time to

> prioritize your time and contact first and foremost Representatives

> who are Republicans as the Chairman of the committee who will decide

> if this bill gets a Work Session and a vote is a Republican and the

> House majority leader and Speaker of the House are both Republicans. 

> We will now help you understand what to do and what to say.

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> The bottom line is that we must persuade committee chair Alan

> Brown-Newport to hold a " Work Session " and call for a vote in order to

> get it to the floor of the House.

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> At present please focus on House of Representative Republicans and we

> will hopefully be telling you when to shift your emphasis to others in

> a few weeks.  The House Republicans and their emails are:

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> 1.                  Minnis-Speaker of the House- Wood

> Village  rep.karenminnis@...

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> 2.                  Wayne -Majority Leader- Oregon City/Canby 

> rep.waynescott@...

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> 3.                  Gordon - Grants Pass 

> rep.gordonanderson@...

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> 4.                  Vicki Berger- Salem  rep.vickiberger@...

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> 5.                  Boquist- Dallas 

> rep.brianboquist@...

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> 6.                  Alan Brown- Newport  rep.alanbrown@... 

> Representative Brown is chairman of the committee and is the primary

> person deciding if this bill will get a work session and a vote. 

> Contact with him is encouraged by all. 

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> 7.                  Bruun- West Linn/Tualatin

> rep.scottbruun@...

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> 8.                  Chuck Burley- Bend  rep.chuckburley@...

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> 9.                  Tom - Ontario/Baker City/Burns-Hines 

> rep.tombutler@...

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> 10.              Cameron-  South Salem//Aumsville 

> rep.kevincameron@...

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> 11.              Dallum- The Dalles  rep.johndallum@...

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> 12.              Dalto-  Salem  rep.billydalto@...

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> 13.              Sal Esquivel-  Medford  rep.salesquivel@...

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> 14.              Debi Farr- Eugene  rep.debifarr@...

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> 15.              -  Clackamas  rep.lindaflores@...

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> 16.              Bill Garrard- Klamath Falls

> rep.billgarrard@...

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> 17.              Gilman- Several rural cities (District 55)

> rep.georgegilman@...

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> 18.              Bruce Hanna- Cottage Grove 

> rep.brucehanna@...

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> 19.              Bob Jenson- Pendelton  rep.bobjenson@...

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> 20.              Derrick Kitts- Hillsboro  rep.derrickkitts@...

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> 21.              Wayne Krieger- Brookings/Gold Beach/Bandon 

> rep.waynekrieger@...

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> 22.              Jeff Kropf- Sublimity  rep.jeffkropf@...

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> 23.              Jerry Krummel-ville/Sherwood 

> rep.jerrykrummel@...

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> 24.              Lim- Gresham  rep.johnlim@...

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> 25.              - Roseburg  rep.susanmorgan@...

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> 26.              Donna - McMinnville  rep.donnanelson@...

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> 27.              Andy Olson- Albany  rep.andyolson@...

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> 28.              Dennis - Central Point/Rogue Valley 

> rep.denniksrichardson@...

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> 29.              Greg - Heppner  rep.gregsmith@...

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> 30.              Patti - Corbett  rep.pattismith@...

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> 31.              Mac Sumner- Mollala/Silverton 

> rep.macsumner@...

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> 32.              Kim Thatcher- Keizer  rep.kimthatcher@...

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> 33.              Gene Whisnant- Rural Deschutes County 

> rep.genewhisnant@...

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> What to do:

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> Email the above legislators today, print this email and then copy it

> and distribute to friends-patients willing to help and do the same.

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> Also forward this email to all your contacts and ask them to do

> likewise.  Do this in the next 3 days so your effort can be enhanced

> by others.

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> What to say:

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> Ask them to support H B 2790 and to contact Representatives # 1, 2,

> and most importantly # 6 above who is the legislator who will make the

> final decision on this bill continuing on or not.  We must ask him to

> " hold a work session and call for a vote. "   We must ask the other

> Republican Representatives to ask him to hold a work session.

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> You’re reasoning should be based on your own logic but please

> emphasize that this bill will " Save Oregon Money. "   We have given many

> of them the cost effectiveness studies in committee and we will be

> emailing them all tomorrow the cover page to our book of studies which

> summarizes over 400 pages of documentation.  Ask them to read the

> information supplied to them by the Chiropractic Associations so they

> can understand that this bill will lower costs of care for work

> injuries not raise them.  Also emphasize that the bill does not affect

> anything accomplished by workers reform in 1990 except raising the

> present restriction on chiropractic care from 12 visits in 30 days to

> 24 visits in 90 days.  This bill will help Oregon Employers, Small

> Business and Insurance companies save money.  This is why our main

> document is entitled; " Saving Oregon Money " and we must emphasize this

> point amongst others.

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> I am attaching this letter as a seperate document in Word for

> Windows in case this email does not print for you there is a second

> option in case you wish to run copies.

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> A candle looses nothing by lighting another candle,

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> Oregon Doctors of Chiropractic

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> Schmidt, DC

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> President-ODOC

> 306 Oak St

> Silverton, OR  97381

> jfschmidt@...

> 503-873-3641

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