These are the businesses who want to screw your health plans over

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S. 1955 Pork Barrel Legislation for the Benefit of National Associations

The reality about Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act (S. 1955) is that national associations, such as see list below, support it because they all want a piece of the health care premium flow. At the end of the day these organizations are not acting in the best interest of their consituents, but in the their own interests. It is all about money, isn't it always in Washington?

The local associations and local health plans oppose it because they'll be left out of the initiative. Sounds like a big land grab to me and another attempt to undermine the Federalist System.

ABL - America's Beer, Wine and Spirits Retailers
Adhesive and Sealant Council
Air Conditioning Contractors of America
Alliance of Automotive Service Providers
American Alliance of Service Providers
American Apparel & Footwear Association
American Association for Medical Transcription
American Association of Advertising Agencies
American Association of Engineering Societies
American Association of Small Property Owners
American Bakers Association
American Composites Manufacturers Association
American Concrete Pumping Association
American Council of Engineering Companies
American Disk Jockey Association
American Electronics Association
American Fence Association
American Foundry Society
American Home Furnishings Alliance
American Hotel and Lodging Association
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
American International Automobile Dealers Association
American Land Title Association
American Lighting Association
American Nursery and Landscape Association
American Rental Association
American Road and Transportation Builders Association
American Small Businesses Association
American Society of Association Executives
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Board on Member Interests & Development
American Staffing Association
American Veterinary Medical Association
American Wholesale Marketers Association
AOMAlliance
Associated Builders and Contractors
Associated General Contractors of America
Associated Prevailing Wage Contractors
Association for Manufacturing Technology
Association of California Water Agencies
Association of Ship Brokers and Agents (USA), Inc.
Automotive Aftermarket Association Southeast
Automotive Parts & Services Association
Automotive Service Association
Automotive Undercar Trade Organization
Automotive Wholesalers Association of New England
Bowling Proprietors' Association of America
Broydrick & Associates
California Society of CPAs
California/Nevada Automotive Wholesalers Association
Central Service Association
Centre for New Black Leadership
Chesapeake Automotive Business Association
Christian Schools International
Cleveland Automobile Dealers Association
Club Managers Association of America
Coca-Cola Bottlers' Association
Communicating for Agriculture
Construction Management Association of America
Consumer Specialty Products Association
Deep South Equipment Dealers Association
Electronics Representatives Association Insurance Trust
Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association
Financial Executives International
Financial Planning Association
First Health Group Corporation
Food Marketing Institute
Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association
GrassRoots Impact
Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association
Hispanic Business Roundtable
Independent Electrical Contractors
Independent Office Products & Furniture Dealers Association
International Association of Professional Event Photographers
International Foodservice Distributors Association
International Foodservice Distributors Association
Iowa Automobile Dealers Association
Latino Coalition
Maine’s Software and Information Technology Industry Association
Mason Contractors Association of America
Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association
Midwest Automotive Industry Association
Midwest Equipment Dealers Association
Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association
NAMM, the International Music Products Association
National Association for the Self-Employed
National Association of Chemical Distributors
National Association of Community Health Centers
National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses
National Association of Convenience Stores
National Association of Home Builders
National Association of Manufacturers
National Association of Mortgage Brokers
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
National Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors
National Association of Realtors
National Association of Theatre Owners
National Association of Water Companies
National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors
National Association of Women Business Owners
National Automobile Dealers Association
National Automobile Dealers Association
National Black Chamber of Commerce
National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association
National Club Association
National Concrete Masonry Association
National Court Reporters Association
National Federation of Independent Business
National Franchisee Association
National Funeral Directors Association
National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association
National Newspaper Association
National Office Products Alliance
National Portable Storage Association
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
National Rental Association
National Restaurant Association
National Retail Federation
National Roofing Contractors Association
National Spa and Pool Institute
National Sporting Goods Association
National Systems Contractors Association
National Tile Contractors Association
National Tooling & Machining Association
National Utility Contractors Association
Nebraska New Car and Truck Dealers Association
New York State Automotive Aftermarket Association
North American Die Casting Association
North American Equipment Dealers Association
North American Retail Dealers Association
North Dakota Automobile and Implement Dealers Association
Northeastern Retail Lumber Association
Office Furniture Dealers Alliance
Ohio Valley Automotive Aftermarket Association
Outdoor Industry Association
Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association
Pennsylvania Builders Association
Piano Technicians Guild
Precision Machined Products Association
Precision Metalforming Association
Printing Industries of America
Printing Industries of Maryland
Professional Detailing Technicians Association
Professional Golfers' Association of America
Professional Photographers of America
Retailers Bakery Association
Self Insurance Institute of America
Service Station Dealers of America And Allied Trades
Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council
Snack Food Association
Society of American Florists
Society of Professional Benefit Administrators
Society of the Plastics Industry
Southeastern Farm Equipment Dealers Association
SouthWestern Association
Specialty Equipment Market Association
Student Photographic Society
Textile Rental Services Association of America
The American Institute of Architects
The National Precast Concrete Association
Tire Industry Association
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce
United States Federation of Small Businesses
Virginia Bankers Association
Washington Area New Automobile Dealers Association
Western Growers Association
Wisconsin Automobile & Truck Dealers Association
Women Impacting Public Policy
World Wide Insurance Services

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Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Health care threatened for most needy

Ecerpt from: Health care threatened for most needy

Pam, is one of several people in Seattle and across the country who are trying to grab the lapels of every elected leader who will listen. They're sending letters to senators and asking that you do the same. They even had a "pleasant meeting" recently with U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Wash.

Why? Because of one of those pending bills packaged under a benign-sounding title.

The "Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act" sounds like it will help more Americans get accessible health care coverage. But it actually would allow the health plans offered by small businesses to sidestep currently required health coverage in 46 states including ours. That's coverage that pays for diabetes treatment, testing and supplies like those $1 strips at Target.

In other words, the bill would strip such coverage currently mandated by law.

The bill already passed out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee known as HELP and is headed to the floor of the Senate for a vote.
( test strips are $1 apeice, 25 per container and each box has two to four containers. My son uses 350-400 per month: type 1 diabetics require frequent testing to maintain control.
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