Posted July 12, 2007   Email   Print

Help the AMA end health insurance discrimination against motorcyclists

With five minutes of your time, you can help the AMA get legislation passed in Congress that will end health insurance discrimination against motorcyclists.

The AMA is working to get HR 1076 passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. This bill would close a loophole that allows denial of  health insurance benefits to people injured in a motorcycle crash, or other excluded activities, such as skiing or horseback riding. (A similar bill has also been introduced in the U.S. Senate.)

If you're not familiar with this issue, which can have devastating financial impact on motorcyclists and their families, read the article that appeared in the May 2007 issue of American Motorcyclist magazine.

Look at the list below of members of Congress who have agreed to support HR 1076 by co-sponsoring this important legislation. Then, go to the AMA Rapid Response Center and do one of two things:

• If your representative is on the list, send him or her a thank-you message.
• If your representative is not on the list, send him or her a message asking for support for this bill. The AMA Rapid Response Center makes it easy by providing a pre-written message that you can edit, if you want, and sign and send immediately.

If you're not sure who is your representative in Congress, the AMA Rapid Response Center makes it easy to find out. Just enter your ZIP code or home state.

The following members of Congress have signed on so far as co-sponsors of H.R. 1076:

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