Date:         Tue, 13 Sep 1994 15:57:51 -0400

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SB 38 has made it Governor Pete Wislon's desk.
Letters are needed to be sent to him encouraging him to sign it into law.
Governor Wilson fax number is (916)445-4633.

OR Fax directly from the internet to Pete Wilson
Send a regular e-mail message to:
        faxline@rabbit.rgm.com
For the subject line, use his local 7-digit fax number 445-4633
Then just do the body of your e-mail message as you normally would.
The faxline info came from Rex Wockner,rwockner@netcom.com

Following is a sample letter you can use or modify.
Please let me (mamurphy@igc.apc.org) know is you send a letters.








                                                         September 12, 1994



The Hon. Pete Wilson, Governor
The California State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814

RE: SB 38 - Medigap Issues - SUPPORT

Dear Governor Wilson:

I am writing to ask that you sign SB 38 or that you allow it to
become law without your signature. This bill would prohibit
health plans and insurers from denying Medicare supplemental
policies (Medigap policies) to the disabled.

Currently insurers cannot deny this coverage to those who are on
Medicare and are also over 65, but they can deny it to the
disabled who are under 65. This younger disabled population is
only 1.3 percent of the total Medicare population in California.
SB 38 does not require insurers to offer comprehensive benefits.
Thus its effect on insurance firms will not be significant. In
addition, the bill's effect may be to shift some patient costs
from Medi-Cal to private Medigap policies, resulting in savings
to the state. The bills provisions are sound medical and fiscal
policy.

I urge you to either sign SB 38 or allow it to become law without
your signature.

Yours truly,