thedrifter
01-19-03, 07:14 AM
This in from Norm Seiff
I'm getting ready to write a letter to the Media & Our legislators
about our bill here in Illinois........How it falls short for both
civilians and Veterans! I want to use the Washington Bill and any
other state that have one or a resolution in place or in the works as
a model of what's right and what's wrong(maybe better to say what's
left out). I think Fla., NY, Texas, and severals others are in the
works. All will hopefully compliment one we all might present to the
Federal Gov't. complimentary to the one that New Natl. Council is
floating around, or in place of as a better offering.
So, can you advise me or copy me any changes, additions, or whatever?
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WHAT'S WRONG with this Bill, now before the Illinois Legislators and
others like it in other states? This action shows us just what we are
up against. Veterans will continue to be denied and HCV is headed for
the Epidemics Clinic to include HIV/AIDS and STD's FOR BATCH
TREATMENT.
Is this happening in your State? Please call your representative and
stop it or we will continue to be denied fundamental rights as human
beings. JOIN HMA and get the power you need change our future.
http://hcvets.com/forum_public/hma/disc.htm
Tricia Lupole
Natl. Coordinator
Hepatitis C's Movement for Awareness
TO: All Veterans & HCV Organizations
CC: Illinois Senator Dan Cronin;
Illinois Rep. Angelo "Skip" Saviano;
U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald
U.S. Senator Richard Durbin
U.S. Rep. Danny Davis
All Illinois State Senators & Representatives
All U.S. Senators & Representatives
From: Norm Seiff, Member, VA's National HCV Community Advisory Board;
Asst. Coordinator, National HCV March on DC
RE: BILL: 92_HB3267ham001
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR STATE AND U.S. CONGRESSMEN/WOMEN IMMEDIATELY!
The original bill was written to include these sentences.
Section 25. Veterans' Affairs. On or before March 1,
7 2002, the Director of Veterans' Affairs shall report to the
8 Department of Public Health regarding efforts to educate,
9 screen, and treat veterans who carry the hepatitis C virus.
But the House amended it and took out any reference to veterans what
so ever. In it's place they put testing of prisons, which is good,
but, The State of Illinois and other States doesn't recognize
Veterans.............Then why should the VA!
In WA State the legislation originally stated that the VA was to be
given as much say as the University of Washington Medical for
distributed educational literature, but the VA rep Skip Drepps (Vets
with Disabilities) was at the work sessions and declined. Said NOT to
include the VA in the plan since all their education etc. came from
the UW anyway.
HepCAlert is having the same trouble with the VA. They will not allow
HepCAlert to included in published support material anything that
references Veterans are at higher risk than the general public.
Why can't these bills call for testing and treatment of veterans? I
think it is a consorted effort by the VA to continue to downplay the
seriousness of HCV among vets. What are we fighting for if we can't
get legislation to recognize the seriousness of veteran infection
rates?
3,441,750 civilians of which 2,547,070 are Veterans with HCV
Approximately 75% of reported people with Hepatitis C Are Veterans.
1,410,750 are Vietnam War Vets.
Thousands of Veterans will die this year because of Hepatitis C.
450,000 veterans are expected to develop cirrhosis, of which
90,000 will develop cancer NOW!
Most Veterans do not think they need to be tested.
References:
Most Americans with HCV Are Veterans.
http://hcvets.com/index.html
450,000 will be veterans
http://hcvets.com/index.html
Testimony of Gary A. Roselle, M. D. Program Director for Infectious
Diseases Veterans Health Administration Department of Veterans
Affairs Before the Subcommittee on Benefits Committee on Veterans'
Affairs U.S. House of Representatives April 13, 2000
http://hcvets.com/data/va_news/testimony_of_gary_a.htm
HCVets.com Transmission Methods for HCV
http://hcvets.com/data/transmission_methods/transmission.htm
Veterans' Health Care: Observations on VA's Assessment of
Hepatitis C Budgeting and Funding (25-APR-01, GAO-01-661T).
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/useftp.cgi?
IPaddress=162.140.64.
21&filename=d01661t.txt&directory=/diskb/wais/data/gao
This is an excerpt from a current bill in IL. 92_HB3267
p://www.legis.state.il.us/legisnet/legisnet92/hbgroups/hb/920HB3267.ht
ml
AN ACT in relation to health.
We are so appalled by this.
We're getting the people to finally write what we need and it is
being
rejected.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly
The house has amended the act to exclude the follow.
6 Section 25. Veterans' Affairs. On or before March 1,
7 2002, the Director of Veterans' Affairs shall report to the
8 Department of Public Health regarding efforts to educate,
9 screen, and treat veterans who carry the hepatitis C virus.
92_HB3267ham001
This is the final copy and they did away with help for vets.
http://www.legis.state.il.us/
Sempers,
Roger
I'm getting ready to write a letter to the Media & Our legislators
about our bill here in Illinois........How it falls short for both
civilians and Veterans! I want to use the Washington Bill and any
other state that have one or a resolution in place or in the works as
a model of what's right and what's wrong(maybe better to say what's
left out). I think Fla., NY, Texas, and severals others are in the
works. All will hopefully compliment one we all might present to the
Federal Gov't. complimentary to the one that New Natl. Council is
floating around, or in place of as a better offering.
So, can you advise me or copy me any changes, additions, or whatever?
************************** ORIGINAL POST
*****************************
WHAT'S WRONG with this Bill, now before the Illinois Legislators and
others like it in other states? This action shows us just what we are
up against. Veterans will continue to be denied and HCV is headed for
the Epidemics Clinic to include HIV/AIDS and STD's FOR BATCH
TREATMENT.
Is this happening in your State? Please call your representative and
stop it or we will continue to be denied fundamental rights as human
beings. JOIN HMA and get the power you need change our future.
http://hcvets.com/forum_public/hma/disc.htm
Tricia Lupole
Natl. Coordinator
Hepatitis C's Movement for Awareness
TO: All Veterans & HCV Organizations
CC: Illinois Senator Dan Cronin;
Illinois Rep. Angelo "Skip" Saviano;
U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald
U.S. Senator Richard Durbin
U.S. Rep. Danny Davis
All Illinois State Senators & Representatives
All U.S. Senators & Representatives
From: Norm Seiff, Member, VA's National HCV Community Advisory Board;
Asst. Coordinator, National HCV March on DC
RE: BILL: 92_HB3267ham001
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR STATE AND U.S. CONGRESSMEN/WOMEN IMMEDIATELY!
The original bill was written to include these sentences.
Section 25. Veterans' Affairs. On or before March 1,
7 2002, the Director of Veterans' Affairs shall report to the
8 Department of Public Health regarding efforts to educate,
9 screen, and treat veterans who carry the hepatitis C virus.
But the House amended it and took out any reference to veterans what
so ever. In it's place they put testing of prisons, which is good,
but, The State of Illinois and other States doesn't recognize
Veterans.............Then why should the VA!
In WA State the legislation originally stated that the VA was to be
given as much say as the University of Washington Medical for
distributed educational literature, but the VA rep Skip Drepps (Vets
with Disabilities) was at the work sessions and declined. Said NOT to
include the VA in the plan since all their education etc. came from
the UW anyway.
HepCAlert is having the same trouble with the VA. They will not allow
HepCAlert to included in published support material anything that
references Veterans are at higher risk than the general public.
Why can't these bills call for testing and treatment of veterans? I
think it is a consorted effort by the VA to continue to downplay the
seriousness of HCV among vets. What are we fighting for if we can't
get legislation to recognize the seriousness of veteran infection
rates?
3,441,750 civilians of which 2,547,070 are Veterans with HCV
Approximately 75% of reported people with Hepatitis C Are Veterans.
1,410,750 are Vietnam War Vets.
Thousands of Veterans will die this year because of Hepatitis C.
450,000 veterans are expected to develop cirrhosis, of which
90,000 will develop cancer NOW!
Most Veterans do not think they need to be tested.
References:
Most Americans with HCV Are Veterans.
http://hcvets.com/index.html
450,000 will be veterans
http://hcvets.com/index.html
Testimony of Gary A. Roselle, M. D. Program Director for Infectious
Diseases Veterans Health Administration Department of Veterans
Affairs Before the Subcommittee on Benefits Committee on Veterans'
Affairs U.S. House of Representatives April 13, 2000
http://hcvets.com/data/va_news/testimony_of_gary_a.htm
HCVets.com Transmission Methods for HCV
http://hcvets.com/data/transmission_methods/transmission.htm
Veterans' Health Care: Observations on VA's Assessment of
Hepatitis C Budgeting and Funding (25-APR-01, GAO-01-661T).
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/useftp.cgi?
IPaddress=162.140.64.
21&filename=d01661t.txt&directory=/diskb/wais/data/gao
This is an excerpt from a current bill in IL. 92_HB3267
p://www.legis.state.il.us/legisnet/legisnet92/hbgroups/hb/920HB3267.ht
ml
AN ACT in relation to health.
We are so appalled by this.
We're getting the people to finally write what we need and it is
being
rejected.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly
The house has amended the act to exclude the follow.
6 Section 25. Veterans' Affairs. On or before March 1,
7 2002, the Director of Veterans' Affairs shall report to the
8 Department of Public Health regarding efforts to educate,
9 screen, and treat veterans who carry the hepatitis C virus.
92_HB3267ham001
This is the final copy and they did away with help for vets.
http://www.legis.state.il.us/
Sempers,
Roger