NEWS: Newspaper again calls for Cuomo to approve Lyme bill
A Poughkeepsie Journal editorial says NY governor “should make good on his promise” to sign Lyme legislation.
From the Poughkeepsie Journal, Nov. 12, 2014:
Now that a hectic election season is over, lawmakers have a chance to settle many lingering issues for the betterment of people – including helping those fighting diseases and other health risks.
Here is an excellent place to start: Gov. Andrew Cuomo should make good on his promise to call up and sign a bill aimed at protecting doctors who provide long-term treatment for Lyme disease.
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“Sign the Lyme bill into Law with NO Amendments!”
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ABOUT THE BILL:
Bill S7854 – A7558B is crucial to the welfare of NY Lyme patients. There are diverse opinions in the medical community about how to treat many diseases – especially Lyme disease, where there are 2 medically accepted standards of care. This bill protects all NY patients’ rights to choose peer-reviewed evidence-based treatments by protecting doctors, who treated chronic Lyme disease with long-term antibiotics from unfounded harassment. Bill S7854 prohibits the investigation of any claim of medical professional misconduct based solely on treatment “that is not universally accepted by the medical profession.”