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MRF's Mission Statement

To continue developing an aggressive, independent national advocate for the advancement of motorcycling and its associated lifestyle which is financially stable and exceeds the needs of motorcycling enthusiasts.

Mission Goals

Maintain and improve our ability to act as an advocate before national, state, and local legislative, executive, and judicial bodies and with private or public entities regarding issues affecting motorcycles, motorcyclists, or motorcycling.

Maintain and improve our financial base and ensure financial stability.

Maintain and improve our capability to meet and exceed the needs of our membership base and all state motorcyclists' rights organizations.

Maintain and improve our capability to be the national information center for motorcyclists' rights information.

Enhance training of national, state, and local motorcyclists' rights activists.


Health Care Issues and HIPAA


The federal government regulates all employer and union-provided health care plans (with some important exceptions involving state regulatory authority). Unfortunately, a Clinton administration regulation, spurred by a provision in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which prohibits the mandate of benefits, has resulted in discrimination against motorcyclists. In short, insurers can now extend health care benefits to employees who have accidents while driving cars, while denying accident benefits to employees who ride motorcycles. It is unfair, it is discriminatory, and we are fighting it with innovations at the state and federal levels and in concert with the AMA.

Currently in the 109 th Congress legislation has been introduced in both the Senate and House chambers to close the loophole that allows self-insured companies to discriminate against motorcyclists. Representative Michael Burgess (R-TX) and Ted Strickland (D-OH) have introduced the House legislation, HR 2793. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Russ Feingold (D-WI) have introduced the Senate counterpart legislation, S.577. The MRF encourages all of our federal elected officials to co sponsor this important legislation and call for swift passage into law.



 

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