Please read this!

[jerryb]

Health Care Discrimination!

Dear ÔÇô Friends of Motorcycling

We are currently supporting legislation in the U.S. Congress that will end health-insurance discrimination against motorcyclists once-and-for-all. I hope that you will be able to relay to me your story if you, or someone you know, was denied health-care payments due to a motorcycle-related injury. I am particularly interested in cases that fall outside the employer-provided health care plans, meaning those cases affecting the self-insured.

Currently, U.S. law states that while an employer cannot exclude you from health-care coverage, they can deny you medical reimbursement payments due to the fact that the injury happened on a motorcycle. The purpose of the legislation we support is to end this discrimination and allow riders to get the medical payments necessary to them under their given medical plans.

Thanks so much for your help, and please let me know if you have a story to tell. Any information you relay to me will be kept in confidence and not used for dissemination purposes.

Best Regards,
Pete

Peter G. Nonis, Senior Legislative Assistant
AmericanMotorcyclistAssociation
rights. riding. racing.
101 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Suite 800 West
Washington, DC 20001
202.742.4303
202.742.4304 (f)
pnonis@ama-cycle.org




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[Grey_Matter]

Ok.

 

[jerryb]

We'll get there!

Ok.

Thanks, that's one more response than I expected.

jerryb

 

[flash412]

When is the AMA going to get up off it's old, tired, hindquarters and start pushing legislation in support of "lane sharing" all over the USA?

 

[BRADFORDBENN]

When enough of the members decide it is important. The AMA only acts on what its members ask it to do.

I have already seen this thread floating around for a while. Enough of us complained at work about it that they changed the rule and now cover motorcycles IF you are wearing a helmet.

 

[jerryb]

When is the AMA going to get up off it's old, tired, hindquarters and start pushing legislation in support of "lane sharing" all over the USA?

Contact the AMA at http://www.amadirectlink.com/email.asp and we would be more than willing to answer any and all questions.



Terry Lee Cook
Grassroots Manager
American Motorcyclist Association
Rights, Riding, Racing
13515 Yarmouth Drive
Pickerington, OH 43147
614-856-1900 ext. 1288

 

[MOTORMAN]

When is the AMA going to get up off it's old, tired, hindquarters and start pushing legislation in support of "lane sharing" all over the USA?

Define what you mean by lane sharing please.

 

[jgr451]

Thanks, that's one more response than I expected.

jerryb

Funny response, jerryb,doesn't seem to encourage much thought,attention,or further reply.

Course as a spectator I have no input as to the AMA's affairs,those of Congress,or medical insurance issues in the US.

Hard to figure from whom you are trying to elicit information with the low expectations and impatience you displayed.

 

[jerryb]

Funny response, jerryb,doesn't seem to encourage much thought,attention,or further reply.

Course as a spectator I have no input as to the AMA's affairs,those of Congress,or medical insurance issues in the US.

Hard to figure from whom you are trying to elicit information with the low expectations and impatience you displayed.

You got me there and I apologize. I was just answering one cute answer with another (I'm Scots/Irish) but I can see that's not wise and I learned something. But clearly this has nothing to do with me. This very important issue speaks for itself.

jerryb

 

[BRADFORDBENN]

Define what you mean by lane sharing please.

Lane sharing is when a motorcycle sneaks in between two cars in traffic, typically below 25MPH for the speed of traffic. It allows for the motorcycles to keep moving while cars are stuck. It is only not illegal in one state in the US, California.

Being able to lane split would be great in almost every city with a rush hour.