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GreenEyes said: "I signed! :) And will be passing it on to everyone that I know.
Thank you lakelady for posting this.
I had no clue that this was even going on.
I can't believe those money hungry insurance companies don't want to pay for the 2 day hospital stay!"
naynay said: "Done :)
thats not right"
lakelady said: "Mastectomy Hospital Bill in Congress 2007
>
> A mastectomy is when a breast is removed in
> order to remove cancerous breast cells/tissue. If you
> know anyone who has had a mastectomy, you may know
> that there is a lot of discomfort and pain afterwards.
>
> Insurance companies are trying to make mastectomies
> an outpatient procedure. Let's give women the chance
> to recover properly in the hospital for 2 days after
> surgery.
>
> It takes 2 seconds to do this and is very important...
> please take the time and do it really quick!
>
> Breast Cancer Hospitalization Bill - Important
> legislation for all women.
>
> Please send this to everyone in your address book. If
> there was ever a time when our voices and choices
> should be heard, this is one of those times. If
> you're receiving this, it's because I think you will
> take the 30 seconds to go to vote on this issue and
> send it on to others you know who will do the same.
>
> There's a bill called the Breast Cancer Patient
> Protection Act which will require insurance companies
> to cover a minimum 48-hour hospital stay for patients
> undergoing a mastectomy. It's about eliminating the
> "drive-through mastectomy" where women are forced to
> go home just a few hours after surgery, against the
> wishes of their doctor, still groggy from anesthesia
> and sometimes with drainage tubes still attached.
>
> Lifetime Television has put this bill on their web
> page with a petition drive to show your support.
> Last year over half the House signed on.
>
> PLEASE!! Sign the petition by clicking on the web site
> below. THEN click on the " Sign the Petition" tab.
>
>
> **** [I][B][COLOR="Magenta"] You need not give more than your name and zip [/COLOR][/B][/I]>
>
> [url]http://www.lifetimetv.com/breastcancer/petition/signpetition.php[/url]
> [url]http://www.lifetimetv.com/breastcancer/petition/signpetition.php[/url]
>
> This takes about 2 seconds. PLEASE PASS THIS ON to
> your friends and family,
> THANKS"