¡¡¡URGENT SAVE ADAP CALLS NEEDED!!!

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Hi everyone,

Attached and copied below please find the alert for the national ADAP call-in

day happening this Wednesday, May 26th. It is extremely important that we keep

the pressure on President Obama and Congress to take action to help those that

rely on ADAPs.

Please feel free to adapt and send the alert to your networks. Encourage

everyone to make a few calls this Wednesday!

Please let me know if you have any questions.

National Call-in Day

Wednesday, May 26th

Demand that President Obama and Congress

Address the ADAP Crisis

AIDS Drug Assistance Programs provide medications to over 166,000 individuals.

Unfortunately, many state ADAPs have been forced to put in place barriers to

access such as reducing the eligibility, changing the formulary, and closing

enrollment. Over 1,000 individuals in ten states are on waiting lists to receive

their life-saving and life-sustaining medications through this program. Without

immediate additional funding the situation is going to get much worse.

We need your help to ensure that the Obama Administration and Congress takes

action to help those in need!

How you can help:

Please call your Elected Officials on Wednesday, May 26th. We ask that you call

President Obama, your two Senators and your Representative. Please see contact

information below.

Call the White House at 202-456-1111 and leave the following message:

My name is and I am calling today to ask that President Obama take action to

address the current crisis in AIDS Drug Assistance Programs. These programs

provide life-saving medications to HIV-positive individuals who have no other

access to care. However, over 1,000 HIV-positive individuals are on waiting

lists to receive their medications. Action must be taken to ensure that ADAP

clients can receive their medications and the situation does not get any worse.

Call your Members of Congress. To find your members of Congress click here and

enter your state and zip code. You will receive a list of your two Senators and

your Representative along with office phone numbers. If you know your Members of

Congress you can dial the Congressional switchboard at 202.224.3121. When you ve

reached the offices leave the following message:

My name is and I am writing today to urge Senator (or Representative ) to take

action to address the current crisis among AIDS Drug Assistance Programs. These

programs provide life-saving medications to HIV-positive individuals who have no

other access to care. However, over 1,000 HIV-positive individuals are on

waiting lists in ten states to receive their medications, and the situation is

going to get much worse if there are no additional immediate resources. Many

other states have reduced eligibility or removed drugs from their formularies.

Please support all efforts to increase resources to ADAP in order to help people

living with HIV/AIDS.