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<div><font size="2" face="Tahoma">Nikol Bowen, PhD, PCC</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="tahoma">Patton College of Education</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="tahoma">Ohio University</font></div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Ohcounsed <ohcounsed-bounces@lists.osu.edu> on behalf of Victoria Kress <victoriaekress@gmail.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 2, 2016 9:14 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Counselor Educators in the state of Ohio; admin@ohiocounseling.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Ohcounsed] CRITICAL Legislative Advocacy Alert / TIME SENSITIVE/ Medicare Bill, S. 1830 (the Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act)</font>
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<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Counselors,<br>
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We need your help NOW! <br>
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We all know it is time counselors become approved medicare providers and legislation which will allow this is gaining momentum. We need you to call Senator
<span class="gmail-il">Portman</span>'<span class="gmail-il">s</span> office today, Tuesday, and let him know that you want him to <span>co-sponsor Medicare Bill,
<span class="gmail-il">S</span>. <span class="gmail-il">1830</span> (the Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act). </span>
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font style="font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">There will be a meeting tomorrow with Senator Portman ......himself, not an aid!!
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font style="font-size:13px"><font style="font-size:13px">It will only take a couple minutes to engage in this advocacy effort - we NEED your help to see this through! It is very rare to get a meeting with a federal
senator! <br>
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</font></font></span>His office number is: <a href="tel:202-224-3353" value="+12022243353" target="_blank">
202-224-3353</a>.<br>
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If you can't call, please send an email through this site: <br>
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<a href="https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-form" target="_blank"><font color="#196AD4">https://www.<span class="gmail-il">portman</span>.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-form</font></a><br>
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<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14px; padding:0px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font style="font-size:13px">Attached<a href="http://www.ohiocounseling.org/resources/Documents/Medicare%20Support%20Letter%20Portman%202015.docx" target="_blank">
here </a>you will find a letter OCA sent to his office that you can use to guide your thinking around your email/phone message/conversation.
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<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14px; padding:0px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font style="font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">YOU CAN SIMPLY CUT AND PASTE AND USE THIS LETTER IF YOU NEED TO! This
task will only take you two minutes! </span><br>
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<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14px; padding:0px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font style="font-size:13px">If you get his voicemail, please just leave a message- this is fine! <br>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font style="font-size:13px">We need an estimate of how many people have reached out to him via a call or email.
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font style="font-size:13px"><strong><u>Once you have followed up on this, please check this box so we have an estimate of the contacts: </u></strong></font></span><br>
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</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#196AD4"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3CTVSJJ" target="_blank">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3CTVSJJ</a></font></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14px; padding:0px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Even if you have previously done this, please do it again!
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<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14px; padding:0px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Thank you for all that you do to advocate for our profession! Let'<span class="gmail-il">s</span> all join together to advocate for this very important
legislation!</span></p>
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