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Family & Friends
Action Council
May 2006
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EDC Lobby Day, September
14
Plan now for the biggest EDC Lobby Day ever!
Stay in town for the Annual Conference of the National Eating Disorders
Association, Sept. 14-16.
Click here. Register now.
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Bad News
Senate Bill Would
Overturn State
Mental Health Parity Laws
If enacted into law, the proposed "Health Insurance Marketplace
Modernization and Affordability Act" (HIMMA) would
repeal state laws that have been enacted
to ensure that consumers have access to adequate mental health benefits.
How will your senator vote?
TAKE ACTION
Call, write, or e-mail both of your U.S. Senators TODAY. Tell them
that you OPPOSE S.1955, the
Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act.
Find your U.S. Senators online at
www.senate.gov.
LEARN MORE
The EDC and other national organizations
signed a letter of opposition to S. 1955.
READ
THE LETTER (pdf)
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In Review
Briefing speakers (l.to r.) Ovidio Bermudez, MD, Congressman Patrick Kennedy, Terry Rustemeyer, RN, Scott
Crow, MD, and Jeanine Cogan, PhD.
EDC Congressional Briefing
Researchers Respond!
Effective Treatment
for Eating Disorders
April 26, 2006 - The EDC hosted a Congressional Briefing at the U.S. Capitol,
focusing attention on a new report on eating disorders by the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality. The report addresses evidence-based
research on the efficacy of various types of eating disorder treatment.
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In cooperation with Senator Pete Domenici (l.) and Rep. Patrick
Kennedy (r.), the EDC will host a Congressional Briefing April 26 at the
U.S. Capitol, focusing attention on the report and its significance for
national public policy.
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Policy Director Jeanine Cogan prepares 40 advocates for the April 26 EDC
Lobby Day in Washington, D.C.
EDC Lobby Day Calls
Attention to Dream Bill and Threats
...the right of the people
peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of
grievances...
April 26, 2006 - Forty advocates from across the United States met today
in Washington, D.C., to raise awareness about eating disorders. The focus of
the day's meetings: eating disorder bills in Congress and a dangerous new
bill in the Senate.
READ MORE
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Family & Friends Action
Council Chairs
Mary Gee
Davis Y. Ja and Associates, Inc.
San Francisco |
Mary Ellen Clausen
Ophelia's Place
Liverpool, New York |
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