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Earlier this year because of all of you, we were able to generate thousands of phone calls in support of the Mental Health Education Bill. This coming Monday (December 17th) we are urging you to call again, asking Governor Cuomo to sign the NYS Step Therapy bill into law. You should not have to fail first on a medication before the medication recommended by your doctor is prescribed.

ACTION ALERT TO URGE GOVERNOR CUOMO TO SIGN NYS FAIL FIRST (STEP THERAPY) BILL INTO LAW

Please Call Governor Cuomo On December 19th

Due to all of your tireless advocacy efforts throughout the session, the State Senate and Assembly both passed our Step Therapy/ Fail First legislation (S.3419C/ A2834D) unanimously in June! Governor Cuomo has not yet taken action on this bill but must do so before the end of the year. We need your help to make sure the Governor understands how important this bill is to so many New Yorkers.

We are asking every organization to ask your NYS volunteer networks to please take the following action on Monday, December 19th to make this legislation a law in our State:

Flood the Governor's Office with Phone Calls in Support of the Bill on Monday, 12/19: Call Governor Cuomo today at 518-474-8390 and using the Talking Points provided below, please ask him to take the final step for New Yorkers by signing this bill into law.. If you get a recording, please leave a message. Thank you!

Talking Points:

• Hello, my name is... and I live in... I am calling to ask Governor Cuomo to sign S3419C into law.
• This is common-sense, pro-patient legislation which includes basic patient protections to improve the safety and efficacy of health insurer step therapy (fail first) policies.
• This bill does not prohibit the use of step therapy policies, rather it ensures they are used appropriately through a fair and standardized appeals process.
• After six years of advocacy and several amendments to address health insurer concerns, the bill strikes the right balance and must become law.
• Time is of the essence for patients who are fighting a serious disease or illness. I am asking Governor Cuomo to take the final step for New York patients by signing S3419C into law.

https://iqconnect.lmhostediq.com/iqextranet/view_newsletter.aspx?id=154581&c=PA18TM

Thousands of New Yorkers are denied fair and equal justice. Governor Cuomo can provide it with the stroke of a pen. This week, the Justice Equality Act, S.8114, was sent to the Governor, so he has ten days to act on the bill.

Please take one of the three actions below today. Many thanks.

• Call the Governor at 518-474-8390 and ask him to sign Senate 8114, the Justice Equality Act.
• Tweet the Governor in support of S.8114 at @nygovcuomo (and encourage your followers to retweet it)
• Email the Governor at https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form

Check out the revised 30 second video featuring leaders of the State Legislature's Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian American Caucus - viewed by over 300,000 people. https://www.dropbox.com/s/5rlwg15m3lyzzz6/BR_NYSDA_Governor_30TV.mp4?dl=0

For more information, go to http://nysacdl.site-ym.com/?page=JusticeEquality16 Thanks again. Happy Holidays.