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2008 HR741 SB1702
2009 Federal Bills
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2010 Appropriation
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2010 Jemsek Ruling
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Public Policy- Task Force Report 2007
Q & A About The Investigation- Jaller
Jaller Requesting Help
Warning to Docs About Peer Review
2010 HB 2
2010 HB 290
Board of Physicians Report HB 290
MEDCHI Letter OPPOSING
2010 HB 798
2010 NO Legislation
2011 Legislation
2012 Federal Bills
Blumenthal & Gillibrand
DC Lyme Hearing HR 2557
Hearing on HR 2557
House Hearing, Smith, HR 2557
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Senate Hearing
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Text HR 2257 & S 1381
2012 HB 1168
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HB 1168 Unfavorable Report
HB 1168- "Present Form"
MEDCHI Position
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2012 SB 891
2014 HB 0977
2014 HR 4701
Governor Cuomo Has S 7854
HR-4701 Bill Drafts
Letter to Health Subcommittee HR4701
Notice to Maryland Residents
UPDATES- Following the Bill's Progress
2014 SB215 & 217
Alert to Maryland Workers
History SB0215, 217 & HBO280 & 281
Letter to Baltimore Mayor
Letter to House Committees
Letter to Senator Klausmeier
Letter to Sponsors of HB0368
2015 Federal Bills
21st Century Cures Bill- Notes
Do Bills Really Work?
HR 6 Amendments Info
Senate Bill Introduced- 2015
Senate Bill Wording
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?
Oppose SB 926- Attachment
PRE- Advertising 2016 Bill
Testimony- SB 926- OPPOSE
Board of Physicians Statement
2017 HB 610
2017 Working Group
2017 WG Nominations- Transparency?
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
Notes On 2018 Bills
HB 880 & SB 793
Letter To Committee Members- HB 880 & SB 793
Opposition To Bills- Notes
Testimony SB 950 & HB 1266
2018 NY Bill S7170A
2019 Federal Bills
NOTES 2019 Federal Bill
Why NOT To Protest Federal Bill
Response To Shortfalls In Federal Bill
Shortfalls in Federal Bill- Inaccurate
Summary of Federal Bill 2019
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
2019 Notes Phone Conference
Budget Amendment & 2 Other Bills 2019
Letter To Sponsors- 2019 Bills
Note To Patients To Contact Sponsors 2019 Bills
References HB 660 & SB 557- 2019
SB 557 and HB 660- First 2019 Bills
2019 Maryland Bills
2019 Maryland Bills
2019-2021 The T.I.C.K. Act
Comments About The Bill- Random
2019 Working Group- Federal
David H. Walker
David Walker- Editing Journals He Published In- Federal Grants
David Walker Grants From Phillip Baker (ALDF)
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
Complaints & Legal Actions
Aberrant Laboratory Practice at the Lyme Borreliosis Unit (LBU)
Susan O'Connell- Complaint Filed
Cures 21st Century
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Email Alerts
Hyde Amendment- Womens Right to Choose
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Tick IPM Meetings- Minutes
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
FEDERAL Archives
Bill Basics- Q & A
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HR 1179
Sample Blurbs/Letters
SB 1352
Video Clips
Federal Bill Summary 1987-2016
Foes
A Request To Use Caution
Andy Harris- Huh?
Attorney General- Laws
Auwaerter- Letter
Babesia OpEd
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Charges Against Doctors
Dr. Jaller, Maryland
Editorial- Lucy Barnes
Hardball Steps In
Healing Well Chat Group
Infighting Amongst Groups
What's Wrong With These People?
Information to Doctors Assisting Jaller
Jenna Luche Thayer- Stirring It Up Again
Jenna Lucha Thayer- Again and Again
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Karen Montgomery- Post
Karen Forschner- Conflicts Shadow Lyme Crusade
Karen Forschner & Friends
LymeNet Posts
LymeNet Posts 2009
Maryland Code of Regulations
MD Junction Chat Group
Page 2 of MD Junction Posts
Medical Malpractice
Monitoring Doctor Charges
More Attacks From NatCap & Their Attorney
Face Book Attacks From NatCap Lyme Group
More Harassing of Federal Working Group- April 2018
Notes Concerning Jaller Case
Outcome
Pallone- Congress (NJ)
Patient Blog
Request to Contact Legislators
The Mayday Project- TBD Working Group Mess
Karen Forschner Going Off 4/5/18
More Blah Blah Blah From Mayday Project 3/30/18
The Mayday Project- TBD Working Group Mess
What's Wrong With These People?
UPDATE- March 28, 2018
Lynn Shepler Response
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Norman Conway- MD
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Glory Hounds
2007 Nat Cap Actions
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LDF Accepts Grant From Vaccine Makers
Good Bills Go Bad
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IDSA Opposes
CT ID Letter to Legislator Lyddy
National Governor & National State Legislator's Letter
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Vaccine Autism Bill
Insurance Issues
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IOM Report Recommending Better Guideline Process
Lawyers Opinions
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
Final Wording- Going to Governor
Medical Society of Virginia OBJECTS- Strongly
NatCap Fix It Bill
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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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