guarantees that college students across the country
will no longer have to worry about whether they will be
kicked off their parent’s health insurance plan if they
need to take a medical leave of absence. Until now,
insurers have been ableto limit or eliminate coverage if
students dropped below full time status. This is just
what the Morse family faced when their daughter, Michelle,
was diagnosed with cancer. *
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*The new law, Michelle’s Law, takes effect this Friday,
October 9th, oneyear after it was enacted. The law is
named for Michelle Morse, who was a student at Plymouth
State University in New Hampshire. After being diagnosed
with colon cancer in 2004, she was forced to remain a
full-time student while undergoing debilitating chemotherapy
in order to stay on her family’s insurance. She ultimately
lost her battle to the disease. *
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*On Thursday, October 8, from 3pm-6pm ET, and Friday, October 9,
6am-10amET, AnnMarie Morse, mother, advocate and author of this
Federal Law, and Daniel Smith, President of the American Cancer
Action Network, are available for live interviews to discuss
the following:
How this law affects students and families across
the country
- The importance of advocating change in the broader health care
system to eliminate the many other gaps and cracks that cancer patients fall
through, as did the Morse’s daughter - How AnnMarie Morse changed the law
- Why health care reform matters in the fight against cancer *Please let us know if we can put you on the schedule for this important message for your listeners. * *Thank you!* *Carole Bennett* *703-671-0054*
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