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2009 Federal Bills
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Warning to Docs About Peer Review
2010 HB 2
2010 HB 290
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MEDCHI Letter OPPOSING
2010 HB 798
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2011 Legislation
2012 Federal Bills
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DC Lyme Hearing HR 2557
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2012 HB 1168
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2012 SB 891
2014 HB 0977
2014 HR 4701
Governor Cuomo Has S 7854
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Letter to Health Subcommittee HR4701
Notice to Maryland Residents
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2014 SB215 & 217
Alert to Maryland Workers
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Letter to Senator Klausmeier
Letter to Sponsors of HB0368
2015 Federal Bills
21st Century Cures Bill- Notes
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HR 6 Amendments Info
Senate Bill Introduced- 2015
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Smile for the Camera
2016 HB 399
Attachment- OPPOSE HB 399
Med-Chi Letter Opposing HB 399
Behind The Scenes- HB 399
Board of Physicians Statement
Letter to House Committee HB 399
Letter to Sponsors and Committee Chairmen 2016 Bills
Nat Cap Janet Jensen
PREVIOUS UPDATES for HB 399
Virginia Fix-It Bill HB 962
2016 NO Bills!
Transparency- Actions, Contacts & Notes
2016 SB 926
"Fix It" Bill Introduced in Virginia
DC Group To Talk On "HB 926" ??
Delmarva Joins Nat Cap
ILADS Facebook Response
Med-Chi Letter Opposing SB 926
Oppose Bill & They Hang Up On You?
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PRE- Advertising 2016 Bill
Testimony- SB 926- OPPOSE
Board of Physicians Statement
2017 HB 610
2017 Working Group
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Nomination Notes- 2017
1st Meeting TBD Working Group Submission Public Comments- Lucy Barnes
1st Meeting TBD Working Group Submission Public Comments- Lucy Barnes
Gary Wormser Publications
IDSA Paul Auwaerter Written Comments & Rebuttal- May 15, 2018
Jenna Luche Thayer- May 2018- Attacks TBD Working Group Member On Religious Beliefs From The Christian Bible
Meeting Notes 5/10/18
Subcommittee Members Chosen
Submission- May 10, 2018 Meeting- TBD Working Group
Submission- TBD Working Group June 21, 2018 Meeting- Vaccines- History & Concerns
Submission- TBD Working Group- Congenital Lyme & TBD- June 21, 2018
Submission- TBD Working Group- Congenital Lyme & TBD- May 2018
SUMMARY- TBD REPORT- MAY 2018- Disease Vectors, Surveillance, and Prevention
TBD WG Final Draft- July 2018
Thayer & Mayday- Still Biting The Hand That Feeds Them- May 10, 2018 Comments
Videos of 1st TBD Working Group Presentations
Written Submissions- TBD Working Group- Lucy Barnes
2018 Maryland Bills
HB 1266 & SB 0950
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HB 880 & SB 793
Letter To Committee Members- HB 880 & SB 793
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Testimony SB 950 & HB 1266
2018 NY Bill S7170A
2019 Federal Bills
NOTES 2019 Federal Bill
Why NOT To Protest Federal Bill
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Lyme Army Nasties
Lyme Army Protest 2019
House Actions- 1 Passed- 1 Blocked
Senate Bill Disaster- 2019
Tick Act- Before Change To Kay Hagan
2019 Maryland Bills
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Budget Amendment & 2 Other Bills 2019
Letter To Sponsors- 2019 Bills
Note To Patients To Contact Sponsors 2019 Bills
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David H. Walker
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David Walker Grants From Samuel Perdue (TBDWG)
Government Not Honoring Its Own Rules
Idiots Clamoring For Attention
Mayday Project Wrong Again! July 2019
June 4, 2019 Meeting Notes
June 4 2019 Public Meeting Overview
Letter Requesting Accommodations- June 2019
Members As Of June 3, 2019
Testimony for June 4, 2019 Meeting
Use of Reports In Scientific Publications
Samuel Perdue
Perdue- DOD TBD Committee
CENSORED- TBDWG Testimony- June 4, 2019
2017 TBDWG Member List
2019 TBDWG Member's List
2020 Maryland Bills
Bayh-Dole Act 1980
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Susan O'Connell- Complaint Filed
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Hyde Amendment- Womens Right to Choose
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Doc Protection Bills
California- 2005
Iowa- 2017
Legislation Reported By Others
Massachusetts- 2010
New York- 2015
Sample Bill- Doctor Protection- Maryland 2019
2019 Bill- Lyme & TBD Diagnostic & Treatment Options
Notes for 2019 Proposed Bill- Maryland- Doctor Protection
Vermont- 2014
MD Board of Physicians- Doctor Protection Statement
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Editorial- Lucy Barnes
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Healing Well Chat Group
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Karen Montgomery- Post
Karen Forschner- Conflicts Shadow Lyme Crusade
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Maryland Code of Regulations
MD Junction Chat Group
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Medical Malpractice
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More Harassing of Federal Working Group- April 2018
Notes Concerning Jaller Case
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Pallone- Congress (NJ)
Patient Blog
Request to Contact Legislators
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Karen Forschner Going Off 4/5/18
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The Mayday Project- TBD Working Group Mess
What's Wrong With These People?
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IOM Report Recommending Better Guideline Process
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Legal Cases
$5 Million Awarded- Child's Death- Nashville, TN
Appellant vs. Army Department NJ
Becker vs. AA County, MD
Canadian Case- Papineau vs. Drs.
Canadian Soldier Dismissed
Cecil County, MD Teen
Dunn vs. Standard Insurance, et. al.
Employment Discrimination
France- 300 Patients File Suit
Jury Awards $5 Million- Death of Infant
LymeNet Legal Case List
Long Term Disability Cases
Lyme Qualifies As Disability- NJ
Maine- Medical Malpractice Case
NO CDC Positive Needed- SS Disability
Parente vs. Empite BC/BS & Perry Orens
Patients & Families vs. IDSA/Insurers
Patient vs. University of Pittsburgh & Doctor
Rite-Aid Pharmacy Case
Rohrbaugh vs. Cigna Insurance- Loudoun County, VA
Sin Hang Lee vs. USA
Student Awarded $4.7 Million
Worker's Comp Arkansas
Worker's Comp- New York
Worker's Comp- NJ
Worker's Comp New Jersey- Police Officer
Worker's Comp New York
Worker's Comp- Radio Interview
Worker's Comp West Virginia
YMCA Camp Sued Connecticut
SEPTA vs. Flagman- Pennsylvania
Simmons vs. FL Dept. of Corrections
Joseph Elone- Wrongful Death
High Court Rejects Lyme Test Case- Maryland
Dr. Joseph Jemsek
Maryland Subcommittee Task Force Report
Medical Board Info
Doctor Charged For NOT Considering Lyme or Ordering Lyme Tests
Dr. Joseph Jemsek
News Articles- Rhino Times
Order Granting Protective Order
US Bankruptcy Court- Blue Cross Blue Shield
Dr. Mark Geier Wins $2.5 Million
Dr. Perry Orens
Medical Board Cases- Maryland
Warning to Docs- Covid vs. TBD
Opposition Publications
OTHER STATES
California
California Legislation
Connecticut
2oo9 CT Lyme Bill Actions
Delaware
2016 Bill- Delaware
Florida
Illinois
Illinois HB 4515- IDSA Letter Of Opposition
Iowa- 2017
Kentucky
Maine
Massachusetts
2016- MA Insurance Coverage
Michigan
Global Lyme Alliance Letter In Support- Bad News!
HB 4604- Insurance Coverage 2019
Bills- Concerns
Blue Cross/Blue Shield Response To Bills
Michigan Lyme Disease Association Testimony
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
2013 S 7854
2014- A007558-A
2017- 2018 Session- NY State Bills- Total 45
2018 BILL PACKAGE- NY
NY- Bill To Put Signs On All Trails, etc.
Bad Amendment Passed & Signed By Governor
Bad Move- Playing With People's Lives
End Of The World Bill- NY Senate Bill 6926- 2018
New York Bills- Results- 2018
NY State Testimony August 2017
NY- WHAT THE HECK?
Senator Kemp Hannon
Ohio
Pennsylvania
HB 629- 2019 Session
Rhode Island
Texas
Virginia
2013 Virginia HB 1933 & SB 971
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Response to Senator Northam
VA HB 1284 & SB 671- Treatment of Lyme Disease
Letter- Support HB 1284- Lyme Treatment
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West Virginia
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