Family & Friends
Action Council
May 8, 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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Scheduled for a Vote
EARLY THIS WEEK
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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Messages of Support
and Thanks
 You
probably have heard of last week's incident at the Capitol involving
Representative Patrick Kennedy, a longtime supporter of the Eating Disorders
Coalition. If you would like to send a message of personal support or a
message of thanks for his efforts on behalf of mental health and treatment
issues, write:
Rep. Patrick Kennedy
407 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
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Wish List
People & Organizations
Goods
Services
Financial Support
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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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