From owner-glb-news@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU Fri May 12 13:37:58 1995 Received: from mail1.its.rpi.edu (root@mail1.its.rpi.edu [128.113.100.7]) by abacus.oxy.edu (8.6.10/8.6.11) with ESMTP id NAA10397 for ; Fri, 12 May 1995 13:37:55 -0700 Received: from listserv.brown.edu (mbone.brown.edu [128.148.128.155]) by mail1.its.rpi.edu (8.6.9/8.6.4) with SMTP id QAA28297 for ; Fri, 12 May 1995 16:37:44 -0400 Received: from stanley.cis.Brown.EDU (stanley.cis.brown.edu [128.148.176.55]) by listserv.brown.edu (8.6.10/8.6.10) with SMTP id QAA23958; Fri, 12 May 1995 16:04:40 -0400 Message-Id: <199505122004.QAA23958@listserv.brown.edu> Date: Fri, 12 May 1995 15:55:56 -0400 Reply-To: mamurphy@IGC.APC.ORG Sender: Information Repository for News of Interest to GLB* Folk From: "David B. O'Donnell" Organization: America Online Inc. Subject: (USA, CA) California AB 590 To: Multiple recipients of list GLB-NEWS Status: RO Content-Length: 1987 X-Lines: 44 [ Send all responses to mamurphy@igc.apc.org only. Any responses to the list or list-owners will be returned to you. ] Following is this month's sample letter on aids issue. It is for California recidents; to send to their State Assembly member. May 12, 1995 The Hon. The California State Legislature Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Assembly Member I am writing to urge you to support A. B. 590 (Knox) which may come before you soon on the Assembly floor. This bill requires Medi-Cal to cover bottled water and certain filters as benefits upon findings of Cryptosporidium in treated water. Cryptosporidium is a parasite which causes severe intestinal illness that can lead to death when it infects people with compromised immune systems, such as those living with AIDS, or cancer patients on chemotherapy. In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, an estimated 400,000 people became ill and 100 people living with AIDS died after exposure to Cryptosporidium in 1993. Once infected, there are no treatments to remove the parasite from the body. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power recently advised the immunocompromised to boil all tap water before drinking. However, the process of boiling water could be impossible for those who are bed ridden and dangerous for people who are frail. A.B. 590 will only take affect after a water department has determined that all tap water should be boiled prior to drinking due to a health risk associated with Cryptosporidium. Thus it is a preventative measure. If implemented, it is estimated that it would cost $10 per month, per person. This cost is minimal when compared to the potential long term costs to Medi-Cal from hospitalization, medication and home health care that might otherwise become necessary. Thank you for considering this issue. I strongly urge you to vote "aye" on A.B. 590 when it comes to you for a vote on the floor of the Assembly. Very truly yours,