Call to Action needed before 5pm Today!

Thank you to all massage therapists who have responded over the past couple of weeks in support of legislation requiring health carriers to provide annual cost of living adjustments.  We now have another time-sensative ask.

HB 1655* passed out of the House Health Care and Wellness Committee on 1/31/24.  That's great news -- but the bill must also pass out of the Appropriations Committee by Monday 2/5/24 in order to keep the bill alive.

Click the link below to find your representative's contact info, then email them with the following message.  We need you do this today before 5pm.

"I am reaching out to respectfully ask that HB 1655 has a hearing in the Appropriations Committee today.  I am very thankful for your support of this bill, which would require insurers to include annual cost-of-living increases in their provider agreements.  This legislation is critical for many massage therapists who struggle to keep up with  the increasing costs of rent and other overhead expenses, but whose insurance carrier reimbursements have either never changed in 20 years or have only improved several times in 20 years."

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*You may now see HB 1655 referred to as SHB 1655.  SHB stands for "Substitute House Bill" as there was an amendment to the original bill that was approved.