ACB Advocacy Update for August 7, 2019

Call to Action!: The Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act, H.R. 4129, was introduced by Representatives Maloney and Bilirakis. Claire and Clark discuss the importance of this bipartisan bill and encourage all listeners to contact their elected members of Congress during the August Recess to support this legislation. Members of Congress may support this legislation by cosponsoring H.R. 4129 in the House of Representatives, and by introducing a companion bill in the Senate. Contact your Representatives and Senators by calling the U.S. Capitol switch board at: 1-202-224-3121, or visit www.house.gov/representatives and www.senate.gov. A press release for the bill is available at: https://acb.org/maloney-bilirakis-bill-low-vision-devices.