LiveStrong, the organization started by the Lance Armstrong Foundation to find a cure to cancer, is bringing its cause to Washington this week to fight for for better cancer treatment in the governmental health care package currently being debated among politicians.
Doug Ulman (pictured here), President of LiveStrong, will be heading to the capital on October 28, 2009, to meet with leaders in Congress to ensure the voices of cancer survivors are heard on healthcare reform.
He’s bringing a petition with him which already has 50,000 signatures, and he’s still looking for 25,000 more, so you can sign the petition here.
LiveStrong has a very clear mission when it comes to cancer and healthcare reform:
- No American should be denied health insurance coverage because of pre-existing conditions.
- No American should lose their insurance due to changes in health or employment.
LiveStrong sees the present as a pivotal moment in American healthcare reform. As they say: “Heated debate on healthcare reform has raged for months and dominated the news all summer long. Draft bills have now passed through the committee process in both the House and the Senate. As the bills are revised and move to the floor of both chambers, we need your help to remind our national leaders that the needs of cancer survivors must not be forgotten.”
Doug will be hand delivering the petition to Congress. He’ll be reminding them that Lance Armstrong himself was denied coverage when he had a pre-existing cancer condition. Clearly, something needs fixing, and LiveStrong is out to get it done.
Photo via LiveStrong.