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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Please make a call or write a letter/email as requested below by Dr. Vicki Kress, past OCA President.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Ohcounsed [mailto:ohcounsed-bounces@lists.osu.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Victoria Kress<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 2, 2016 9:14 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Counselor Educators in the state of Ohio <ohcounsed@lists.osu.edu>; 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)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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 co-sponsor Medicare Bill,
<span class="gmail-il">S</span>. <span class="gmail-il">1830</span> (the Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act).
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:yellow">There will be a meeting tomorrow with Senator Portman ......himself, not an aid!!
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">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!
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">His office number is: <a href="tel:202-224-3353" 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"><span style="color:#196AD4">https://www.<span class="gmail-il">portman</span>.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-form</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:yellow">YOU CAN SIMPLY CUT AND PASTE AND USE THIS LETTER IF YOU NEED TO! This task will only take you two minutes!
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you get his voicemail, please just leave a message- this is fine! <br>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">We need an estimate of how many people have reached out to him via a call or email.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Once you have followed up on this, please check this box so we have an estimate of the contacts: </span></u></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#196AD4"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3CTVSJJ" target="_blank">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3CTVSJJ</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Even if you have previously done this, please do it again!
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",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><o:p></o:p></p>
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-Victoria Kress Ph.D., LPCC-S (OH), NCC<br>
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