ALERT: Let SB 419 out of Calendars!!!

[Guest guest]

The Texas state legeslative session is coming to a close on May 24, and

SB 419, the insurance bill for enrollees with autism,

is STILL in the House Calendars committee waiting to be scheduled for debate

on the house floor!

Please call (SOOOOOOO much better than e-mail) YOUR REPRESENTATIVE today

(you should have their number on speed dial by now)!!

and talk to the insurance aide if you can or the chief of staff or who ever

it is that you've been talking to.

Please remember to be very polite and succinct.

Staffers are now counting hours until the end of session, and they are very,

very tired and stressed.

TELL THEM THAT:

1) You are very concerned that to date SB 419 is still not scheduled for a

vote on the House floor.

2) SB 419 is very important to you as their constituent.

3) The insurance lobby is trying to scare people by saying rates will raise

when the real issue is that insurance companies want to shift the FULL

BURDEN of paying for treating autism to the tax payer. Insurance should

spread the cost of treating kids with autism like they spread the cost of

treating every other illness.

4) It can cost about $3M to care for a person with autism for their

lifetime. As a taxpayer, you don't think the full cost of this should be

paid out of your taxes. Early intervention like the kind in SB 419 will cut

the number of people needing lifetime at least in half.

5) Request that the representative call Rep. Woolley, the chair of the

House calendars committee, and ask her to schedule SB 419 for immediate

debate.

[Guest guest]

You can get a list of who represents you at

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us

Tonya

ALERT: Let SB 419 out of Calendars!!!

Importance: High

The Texas state legislative session is coming to a close on May 24, and

SB 419, the insurance bill for enrollees with autism,

is STILL in the House Calendars committee waiting to be scheduled for

debate

on the house floor!

Please call (SOOOOOOO much better than e-mail) YOUR REPRESENTATIVE today

(you should have their number on speed dial by now)!!

and talk to the insurance aide if you can or the chief of staff or who

ever

it is that you've been talking to.

Please remember to be very polite and succinct.

Staffers are now counting hours until the end of session, and they are

very,

very tired and stressed.

TELL THEM THAT:

1) You are very concerned that to date SB 419 is still not scheduled for

a

vote on the House floor.

2) SB 419 is very important to you as their constituent.

3) The insurance lobby is trying to scare people by saying rates will

raise

when the real issue is that insurance companies want to shift the FULL

BURDEN of paying for treating autism to the tax payer. Insurance should

spread the cost of treating kids with autism like they spread the cost

of

treating every other illness.

4) It can cost about $3M to care for a person with autism for their

lifetime. As a taxpayer, you don't think the full cost of this should be

paid out of your taxes. Early intervention like the kind in SB 419 will

cut

the number of people needing lifetime at least in half.

5) Request that the representative call Rep. Woolley, the chair of the

House calendars committee, and ask her to schedule SB 419 for immediate

debate.