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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Greeting All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> I hope everyone had a fantastic Convention and are recovering. I thought this would be of some interest especially to those of you who use Cis or maybe knows someone who needs them. Enjoy.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Warmly,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Doula<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Paul Migliorelli <paulmigs@mysero.net> <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, July 16, 2022 2:52 PM<br><b>To:</b> Doula Jarboe <doula.jarboe@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Fwd: Act now! Advocacy alert!<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><br>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From:</b> Volunteer Engagement Team <<a href="mailto:procare@cochlear.com">procare@cochlear.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> July 16, 2022 at 2:40:31 PM MDT<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:paulmigs@mysero.net">paulmigs@mysero.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Act now! Advocacy alert!</b><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=500 style='width:375.0pt' id=topTable><tr style='height:75.0pt'><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:75.0pt;bEditID:r1st1;bLabel:header'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://cochlear.my.salesforce.com/servlet/servlet.ImageServer?id=0151p000007UGdT&oid=00DE0000000dnBO"></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;bEditID:r2st1;bLabel:accent1'></td></tr><tr style='height:2.5in'><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:2.5in;bEditID:r3st1;bLabel:main'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in'><tr style='height:30.0pt'><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;height:30.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Dear Cochlear Volunteer Community:</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:2.5in'><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;height:2.5in;bEditID:r3st1;bLabel:main'><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>ur non-profit partner, Ear Community has worked with Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO) to author legislation that would mandate private insurance coverage for bone anchored and cochlear implants for children and adults aged 0-64. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Currently, the legislation is with the House Energy & Commerce Committee awaiting a hearing. To get a vote on the House floor, the bill must be voted on in committee. There are several members of the committee who have not agreed to co-sponsor the bill and a hearing has stalled. If you are interested in advocating for this legislation, please visit the link below and email the members of the committee listed. A template of an email you can use to email the members of Congress is also below.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Many thanks for your participation in this activity that could potentially grant access to these life-changing devices to both children and adults.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Thank you!</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Link to Ear Community Website</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <a href="https://earcommunity.org/about/allys-act-h-r-5485/">https://earcommunity.org/about/allys-act-h-r-5485/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Sample Email: </span></i></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Dear Congressman X/Congresswoman X,<br>My name is ____ and I would like to ask you to co-sponsor H.R. 477, a bipartisan piece of legislation also known as ‘Ally’s Act’. Children and adults are often overlooked and denied access to hearing implants because private insurers exclude the devices from their coverage, even when medically necessary. For children with microtia and atresia, the lack of ear canals or external ear structures, make wearing any other type of hearing device impossible. Cochlear implants and bone anchored hearing systems allow children and adults access to life changing treatment, so they can thrive in the community, participate in the workplace, and enjoy a high quality of life. H.R. 477 would cost private insurers less than .30 cents per person/per year to cover the services under this bill.</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><br>As a member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, I would like to ask you to co-sponsor H.R. 477 so that a hearing can be scheduled for this legislation. Congressman David McKinley is one of the original co-sponsors as well as the only member of Congress who wears a cochlear implant. Congressman McKinley’s grandson wears a bone anchored hearing device as well, just like Ally, the young girl this bill is named for. </span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Thank you,</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Name:<br>Contact info: <b> </b></span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:30.0pt'><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;height:30.0pt;bEditID:r3st1;bLabel:main'></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;bEditID:r4st1;bLabel:accent2'></td></tr><tr style='height:75.0pt'><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:75.0pt;bEditID:r5st1;bLabel:footer'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://cochlear.my.salesforce.com/servlet/servlet.ImageServer?id=0151p000007UGdO&oid=00DE0000000dnBO"></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;bEditID:r6st1;bLabel:accent3'></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://cochlear.my.salesforce.com/servlet/servlet.ImageServer?oid=00DE0000000dnBO&esid=0180800000nozv4&from=ext"><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>