On Feb. 10, Reps. David Wu, D-Ore-1st, Jim Gerlach, R-Pa.-6th, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, D-Fla.-20th, and Todd Platts, R-Pa.-19th, re-introduced the first-ever comprehensive psoriasis legislation-the Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2009 (H.R. 930) in the United States House of Representatives. With this groundbreaking legislation, we, the psoriasis community, finally have the chance to put into law some of the steps that will bring us closer to a cure.
This important bill calls upon the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue and expand their work related to psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. In addition, the bill would convene a federal summit on psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and call for an Institute of Medicine report to evaluate and make recommendations on access to care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
Enter your ZIP code to see whether or not your representative is already a co-sponsor of H.R. 930. Depending on where your representative stands, you'll see an appropriate template e-mail message (either an expression of thanks or a request to co-sponsor) which you can personalize as you wish.
In less than five minutes you can ask your representative to support this bill that calls for increased psoriasis research and improved access to care and keep this important legislation moving forward. Likewise, you can thank your member if he/she already has lent their support. Your voice makes a difference!
