<html> <body> Dean, At 04:02 PM 4/12/2006, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""> Yes, please write your senators immediately. Tell them to stop stealing our money and get out of healthcare and insurance.</blockquote> Agree or disagree, I'm not going to get into that on the list! <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""> This is a very political topic, not piano related. </blockquote> IMO, it is. Since it has to do with our insurance. How much more piano related can we get? :-) Avery <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">   Dean Dean May              cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN  47802   -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" eudora="autourl"> mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On Behalf Of Joel A. Jones Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 10:05 AM To: Pianotech List Subject: Fwd: Health Insurance for RPT's?   Mark, Mark, & John, All Listers Below is an update on legislation in the Senate on the Health bills affecting associations. Thanks to Barb Cassaday for the update. Write your Senators NOW.. Joel Joel Jones, RPT Madison, WIl Begin forwarded message: <?color><?param 0000,0000,0000>From: <?/color>Barbara Cassaday <barbcassaday@sbcglobal.net> <?color><?param 0000,0000,0000>Date: <?/color>April 11, 2006 7:40:14 PM CDT <?color><?param 0000,0000,0000>To: <?/color>"'Joel A. Jones'" <jajones2@wisc.edu> <?color><?param 0000,0000,0000>Subject: <?/color>RE: Health Insurance for RPT's? <?color><?param 0000,0000,0000>Reply-To: <?/color>Barbara@ptg.org <?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFF><?bigger>Update as reported by ASAE: <?/bigger><?/color><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFF><?bigger> <?/bigger><?/color><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?color><?param 6666,6666,CCCC><?bigger>SENATE HELP COMMITTEE PASSES BILL ALLOWING SBHPs:<?/bigger><?/color><?bigger> Legislation allowing associations to sell group policies called “small business health plans” (SBHPs) to their members was approved March 15 by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, marking the first significant movement in the Senate on this issue in more than a decade. <?/bigger><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?bigger> <?/bigger><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFF><?bigger>They go on to report that bill sponsors hope to get it on the Senate floor for debate in early May but expect significant opposition. <?/bigger><?/color><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFF><?bigger> <?/bigger><?/color><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFF><?bigger>Barb <?/bigger><?/color><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFF><?bigger> <?/bigger><?/color><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFF><?bigger> <?/bigger><?/color><?/fontfamily></blockquote></body> </html>