I had the honor of eating dinner with my clients last night, but little did I know that we were to have an honored guest eating with us...a well known attorney from the Chicago area. While chatting over dinner, parity in Indiana became the topic of conversation. Rep. Mike Murphy's name came up as helping pass parity in the State of Indiana. (go to this website to read more about Mike @ http://www.in.gov/legislative/house_republicans/homepages/r90/)
No sooner than his name being mentioned, our dinner guest picked up his phone and called Mr. Murphy! Wow, so my clients had the opportunity to THANK Mr. Murphy for his hard work and congratulated him for a job well done. Mr. Murphy seemed passionate about this parity mission and getting the parity laws passed in Indiana. The O&P industry cannot thank Mr. Murphy enough for his efforts. THANK YOU AGAIN, MIKE MURPHY!!!
We need more Mike Murphy's in our industry to help pass parity laws in every state. If you want to know more about parity and what I'm talking about, you can read more such as this paragraph from the amputee coalition's website @ http://www.amputee-coalition.org
"Today, nearly 2 million Americans live with the absence or loss of a limb and estimates indicate that this number is likely to grow as a direct result of diabetes and vascular diseases and the overall aging of our population. It is estimated that over 185,000 amputations are performed each year. We therefore anticipate a drastic increase in the number of amputees in this country in the years to come".
Thanks again to all who are involved in this mission!