Last week, legislation requiring health insurers to cover hearing aids for children failed to pass out of the Senate Commerce Committee - just one vote short of passage. This week - Monday or Tuesday - there may be a chance to revive the bill if we can get that last vote.
Legislation that would require health insurers to cover hearing aids for children hit a snag yesterday with 4 Senators voting to approve it, 3 voting to abstain, and others absent. It only needed 5 votes and as a result the Senate Commerce Committee failed approve the bill. However, we may get a second chance to pass it out of that committee.
There are numerous provisions of Health Insurance Reform that will go into effect within a year. These provisions are pursant to the Senate Bill, as amended by the House.
Cathedral of Praise in Cordova, TN is hosting a special needs Easter Egg Hunt on Friday, April 2nd at 3pm. They are striving to have 100 families participate and would love to have even more. All age groups through high school. It's also hosting other activities as part of another Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 3rd beginning at 11am. Both events are free and open to the public.
Since the 1950s, millions of people have benefited from therapeutic horsemanship. More recently, horse interaction and therapeutic riding have been shown to be helpful for children with developmental disabilities such as autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, and sensory processing disorders.
As you have no doubt heard by now, THE critical vote on health care reform - and the future of Family to Family - is expected to take place at the end of this week in the U.S. House of Representatives. Please - on your own time and using non-federal resources - call your U.S. Representative to urge him/her to VOTE YES on the health care reform legislation. 
The House Commerce Industrial Impact Subcommittee will consider legislation to require health insurance coverage for hearing aids for children. This is perhaps the most critical committee to the bill's future. It can live or die on a vote this Wednesday at 10am in Legislative Plaza, Room 10.
Last Wednesday, the Coalition hosted a press conference at the Capitol in Nashville with Andy Imparato, Executive Director of the American Association of People with Disabilities, and other about the proposed Amendment 9 cuts to TennCare. In a packed room the media and advocates heard about propose cuts that would:
Archive
- January, 2012 (3)
- December, 2011 (1)
- October, 2011 (1)
- September, 2011 (4)
- July, 2011 (6)
Getting Involved
You can sign-up for our weekly email updates, make a donation to support our mission, or impact public policy by joining the Disability Action Network.
