Autism Insurance Reform Bill in NY to be voted on Monday April 11, 2011

Below is an e-mail I recieved from "Autism Speaks" The Autism Health Insurance refom bill for NY State will be voted upon on Monday, April 11. We need your help!!!! And we're off!  We just found out that Senate Bill 4005, the autism insurance reform bill sponsored by Senator Charles Fuschillo, Jr., will be voted upon in the Senate Insurance Committee on Monday, April 11, 2011.   We need your help today and over the weekend to contact all of the members of the Senate Insurance Committee below and leave a brief message that you would like them to vote in favor of the bill.    Here is How YOU Can Help: 1) CALL THE SENATE INSURANCE COMMITTEE.  Each call should only take you one minute.     Senator James L Seward                 518-455-3131                     Senator Ruben Diaz                         518-455-2511 Senator Timothy M. Kennedy           518-455-2426 Senator Jose’ Peralta                       518-455-2529 Senator Stephan M. Saland             518-455-2411 Senator Malcolm A. Smith               518-455-2701 Senator Catharine Young                 518-455-3563 If you aren't sure of what to say, this will help get you started: "Hi! My name is (NAME) and I am calling today to ask you to vote in favor of S. 4005, the autism insurance reform bill, when it comes up for a vote at the Insurance Committee meeting on Monday. It would mean a great deal to me and to my whole family (state one/two brief sentences as to why it is important.) Thank you so much!"  Be polite and patient in getting your message across.  2) SPREAD THE WORD! Magnify your voice today, this weekend and Monday morning by asking your friends, family, neighbors and coworkers to help you make these phone calls.  The more they hear from constituents like you, the more likely they are to vote in favor of the bill. Working together we can, and will, obtain autism insurance reform for the state of New York.    For more information on the legislation in New York, visit www.autismvotes.org/NewYork.  Happy dialing! Shelley Hendrix Director, State Based Advocacy Autism Speaks