HOUSE BILL 1892 - MA Insurance Coverage for Natural Healthcare - Sponsored by Representative Garrett Bradley and Senator Jason Lewis THANK YOU! Dear Legislator, 3/12/15 I think it’s time for a change in Massachusetts. I believe in preventive healthcare, and since I am required to pay for “health insurance” I think insurance companies should be required to cover services provided by naturopathic and holistic practitioners. I am in your district and would like you to stand up for Natural Healthcare. House Bill 1892 which is in The Joint Committee of Public Health deserves your support. Respectfully,

Action needs to be taken instead of talking. Lives are being lost every day.

As a terminally ill patient, I see and feel firsthand the struggles imposed on us as far as our death is concerned. We need the right to die law in the state of Missouri. It is a kindness to allow a terminally ill patient to end their suffering on their terms. We treat our pets better. Randy, a war veteran said it best: "Dignity to me means being able to hold my head up high. I'm not holding my head up now. Not with tubes. Not with bags. I'm not dying with dignity. " Randy suffered 4 weeks in pain and couldn't even speak. I am begging you... if you read this petition please sign it. Please allow us to have the same kindness that we allow our pets when they are suffering.

Please share this with your networks! It is very important to bring light to this issue. 307,000 veterans may have died awaiting Veterans Affairs health care, Click Inspector General report says: http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/02/politics/va-inspector-general-report/index.html "We need to support veterans and provide them with the services they deserve and have earned." - Ricardo Rangel As a veteran, the issue of how we treat our veterans is very personal for me. I have personally seen the ravages of war on veterans returning to civilian life and a lot of them are not able to handle the transition. Even worse they have no one to turn to or to help with their deep personal struggles. For this reason there is no excuse for the Veterans Affairs Department to fail its veterans that put their lives at risk to protect our country. Join me in sending a message to Washington DC, that we care about our veterans. Please Sign the Petition!

HR 2646 and S 1945 are bills waiting for action...people are dying while congress dillies around. Millions are affected by serious mental illness and our support system is almost non existent for them. Please support, co-sponsor and help to move along these important bills.

I am not the only one affected by these insane laws keeping medication from those who need it. If we needed a medication to lower our blood pressure or our cholesterol, no problem. If you need pain medication just to get up and function, you are in big trouble. If you need everything except a simple medication that allows you to toilet yourself you are considered a drug addict. The absurdity of this is beyond my comprehension. The laws are hurting millions and no one cares except those suffering or those who love the suffering.

People who responded to 9/11 have suffered since then with major illnesses including cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, and more. These heroes are entitled to care. On September 30, the bill to care and provide health care for these heroic people ran out. Please tell your Congresspeople to resign the bill. It's on their agendas but nothing is being done at their meetings concerning this major issue. The first responders should have immediate signatures on this bill. When they showed up immediately to volunteer, they didn't wait for a bill to be signed. Please sign.

Planned Parenthood is a necessary public health service in the United States. The organization summarizes it best: "There are over 80,000 women, men and young people in this state who depend on Planned Parenthood each year for basic, preventive health care routine examinations, cancer screenings, contraceptive services, HIV and STI testing and treatment, as well as medically-accurate health education." How can anyone argue with that? Sign this petition and stand with PP.

A rarely discussed National Tragedy is occurring, yet we are silent. The next Commander-in-Chief must address the suicide rate amongst Veterans and include their solution in the Budget. We demand our soldiers fight on distant shores, yet discard them when they return, a disgraceful stain upon our country.

Several of my close friends, some that are combat Veterans, are at risk of losing access to the medicine they rely on. Some in the Montana state government have taken it upon themselves to go against the will of the people and try and stop medical marijuana by any means. Multiple doctors who are brave enough to prescribe medical marijuana to patients are being targeted by the government for legal action. Recently Dr. Ibsen of Helena was targeted and the charges have been dropped, but this has had a detrimental effect. Now, doctors are afraid of being the target of the next "witch hunt" and this has got to stop. Please help me to stand up for voters' and patients' rights.

My friend Paul Nachbar has been in the mental health system for over 20 years and it has destroyed him. He was a very good poet very sensitive and thoughtful. That was his poetry from before he got overwhelmed by his treatment. Now it is very rough and full of anger. Sometimes his poetry comes near to its former self. I have been his friend for about 5 years and he has gone downhill in that time. I am very worried for him.

The ACA is here to stay! That's a good thing because the law has delivered long-awaited patient protections, such as: - Making it illegal for insurance companies to deny people with pre-existing conditions; - Making it possible for people to find affordable coverage if they can’t get it through a job; and - Making sure women aren’t unfairly charged more than men, and have access to important preventive benefits like cancer screenings and birth control. Still, there is more we can do to make our health care system work better for everyone. We can do more to bring down premiums and lower what Americans pay out-of-pocket. We can give people more power against big insurance and drug companies. But we can’t do that until Congress stops wasting time and taxpayer dollars on repealing the health care law.