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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Communications Office
Room 609 Legislative Office Building Atlanta, Georgia 30334 404.656.0305 1.877.222.2768
For Immediate Release
May 1, 2005
Speaker Richardson appoints State Representatives Len Walker, Hinson Mosley, and Debbie Buckner to the House Study Committee
on Causes and Treatment of Lymphedema AtlantaSpeaker of the House Glenn Richardson (R-Hiram) appointed State Representatives Len Walker (R-Loganville), Hinson Mosley (RJesup), and Debbie Buckner ( D-Junction City) to the House Study Committee on Causes and Treatment of Lymphedema.
The committee shall undertake a study of the conditions, needs, issues,
challenges, and opportunities relating to lymphedema. It is the swelling in
the body resulting from an accumulation of fluid in the tissue caused
through a genetic condition or by a disruption in the lymphatic system's
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ability to clean and filter lymph fluid in the body. It can occur at any time in a person's life after an initial injury to the lymphatic system, and if
Brent Cranfield
lymphedema is not treated properly, it progresses and can cause a high risk of infection, can result in expensive hospitalizations and antibiotic
404-656-0305 bcranfield@legis.state.ga.
treatments, and can cause disabling or even fatal conditions. It requires lifelong management, and proper treatment can increase the patient's quality of life; and, it would be prudent and beneficial to assess the extent
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of health care coverage for the treatment of lymphedema to determine
whether or not legislative action should be recommended to mandate
certain coverage of lymphedema.
The committee was created by the passage of House Resolution 641, authored by Rep. Len Walker, who will also be serving as Chair of the study committee. The study committee will end its meeting on December 31, 2005.
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