URGENT: EVERYONE CALL YOUR SENATORS!

Time Is Running Out In The Senate 

Arthritis Prevention Control and Cure Act (H.R.1283) Has Passed The House; It Must Pass The Senate.

Grassroots Phone Calls Are Essential Through Friday, October 3rd!

This is the last chance in the 110th Congress to pass the first arthritis-related legislation in over 30 years.

Rheumatologists, health professionals, office staff, patients, family and friends are encouraged to contact your senators today!

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Please Contact Your Senators and Urge Them to "Encourage Leadership to Move H.R. 1283 and to Vote Yes."

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CONTACT YOUR SENATORS BY:

• Calling the AMA's Toll-Free Grassroots Hotline at (800) 833-6354.

• OR

• Visiting the ACR's Legislative Action Center. (Go to the website for the American College of Rheumatology)

The Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act would:

• Address access to rheumatologic care.

• Create a loan repayment program to encourage medical students to sub-specialize in pediatric rheumatology.

• Enhance coordination of arthritis research.

• Improve education and outreach programs for patients with arthritis.