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Action needed: Support comprehensive eye exams for children entering school
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COA is supporting AB 1110, legislation that would require children to receive an eye exam before they enter school. If you live in an Assembly district represented by a below-listed member of the Assembly Education Committee, we need you to send your lawmaker a message in support of the bill!
Assembly Education Committee Members
Patrick O'Donnell (Chair) - AD 70 (Long Beach)
Rocky Chávez (Vice Chair) - AD 76 (Carlsbad)
Todd Gloria - AD 78 (Coastal San Diego)
Kevin Kiley - AD 06 (Roseville)
Kevin McCarty - AD 07 (Sacramento)
Tony Thurmond - AD 15 (Berkeley)
Shirley N. Weber - AD 79 (East San Diego)
If your lawmaker is listed above, please click here to send a message in support of this legislation. The system will only accept email messages from constituents. If you or an organization you work with would like to send a letter in support, here is a sample letter. If you have any questions, please contact Kara Corches. |
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Dr. Andrew Soss and COA host fundraiser for Assembly Member Kevin Mullin
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Join COA member Dr. Andrew Soss and COA for a fundraiser they are hosting for Assembly Member Kevin Mullin in Hillsborough on Friday, April 28. Assembly Member Mullin is a Democrat representing the 22nd Assembly District, which encompasses most of the San Francisco Peninsula region. Mullin is currently serving as the Assembly speaker pro tempore and is a member of the Assembly Business and Professions and Budget committees. He is a long time friend of optometry and deserves our support.
Political involvement is essential to COA's success. If you are in the San Francisco area, please plan to attend this fun event. If you are outside the area, please send in a check to support the event financially.
What: Assembly Member Kevin Mullin fundraiser
When: Friday, April 28, 2017; 6:00 to 7:00 pm
Where: The home of Dr. Andrew Soss: 5 Sandra Road; Hillsborough, CA 94010
Contribution levels: Sponsor $1,000; Patron $500; Supporter $100
To RSVP, contact Julie Andrade at jandrade@coavision.org or 916-266-5031
Make checks payable to: Kevin Mullin for Assembly 2018, ID #1392828
℅ McKinley+Pillows Fundraising; 921 11th Street, Suite 904; Sacramento, CA 95814 |
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Attend COA Central Valley regional advocacy event
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COA is holding a free regional advocacy event for all members in the COA Central California, Kern County and Tri-County Optometric societies. Don't miss this fun event on Saturday, April 22, 2017. We will start at 7:00 p.m. with a reception that will include lawmakers from the greater Central Valley area. The second part of the event will include an update on important legislative issues and grassroots advocacy training. Register online now.
What: COA Central California Optometric Societies Regional Advocacy Event
When: 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm - reception; 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm - advocacy training
Where: Bravo Farms, 400 N. Willis Avenue, Visalia, CA 93291 |
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AOA fights to uphold optometry priorities during federal health care debate
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The U.S. House of Representatives unveiled its designs on Affordable Care Act repeal and its replacement, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), and AOA is tracking its progression.
AOA is not taking a formal position but intends to follow the legislative maneuvering that could result in significant changes before AHCA is reported to the full House or Senate. Proactively, AOA is working to ensure optometry's priorities continue unabated in any health care law.
Meeting with congressional and administration officials, AOA continues to stress:
- Safeguarding doctors' full physician recognition and inclusion in physician-level programs
- Upholding existing laws that assure access to in-person, comprehensive eye exams, including the health plan-based pediatric essential benefit, and prohibiting discrimination by ERISA and other plans against doctors of optometry on the basis of licensure
- Ensuring patients' safety from unsafe telehealth services
- Ceasing abusive, anti-doctor insurance plan policies, as reflected by the provisions of the AOA- and American Dental Association-backed, bipartisan Dental and Optometric Care Access Act
Read more about AHCA and how AOA's message is resonating.
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