There are currently few protections in place to keep our loved ones safe when living in residential care facilities. The existing law does not have a procedure in place for investigating allegations of mistreatment or neglect of the elderly who reside in these homes. This has resulted in injury and death because there was no one charged with the responsibility of making sure that those who could not care for themselves were getting the care they needed and deserved.

Well-established physicians, particularly those in suburban practices, have little incentive to accept Medicaid because they can fill their schedules with patients whose insurance offers higher payments. This means that people who rely on Medicaid are largely shunted to a limited number of doctors, often those with less experience or lesser credentials, for example, no board certifications. "Healthcare for all" should mean "all healthcare for all."

Antibiotics are great at killing bacteria that make us sick, but in the process of fighting germs they also kill off good bacteria. Too few Doctors are prescribing probiotics alongside antibiotics. After years of taking antibiotics for chronic sinus infections, I fell very ill and found out my intestinal flora of good bacteria had been completely wiped out and also had a massive overgrowth of yeast in my body; it's been a long ongoing process to re-balance and regain my health. Millions of Americans are suffering from this oversight and it's time to put a stop to these avoidable illnesses!

We are tired of getting inferior care and having to travel long distances to get our medical care. The Federal government should provide all veterans universal health care--the right to go to the doctor(s) and hospital(s) of their choice and be fully covered by medical insurance.

We do not want our community clinic to close.

Another group of Doctors filed a complaint against Dr. James Gloor, the local Doctor in the North Kingstown community who treats Lyme disease patients with long term antibiotics. When their complaint about his treatment of lyme and its co- infections failed, they fell back on a bogus claim that his medical charts are too sloppy. Help us as RI patients retain treatment options and stop the harassment of Dr Gloor.

Suffering from MS makes access to the latest in research important, period!

This Petition is to STOP Prescribing this AWFUL CHEMICAL to Everyone that the Medical System thinks is going to help.I'm a LIVING PROOF that this CRAP is driving me CRAZY and SICK.The Side Effects and Withdrawals Symptoms are the most Terrible Thing ANYONE has to ENDURE, and the sad part is, they DON'T EVEN WORK.I'M SUFFERING RIGHT NOW LIKE MANY OTHERS ARE.Terrible Terrible Stuff!!!

My son, Jonas, suffers from seizures brought on by a genetic condition called Angelman Syndrome. His medications are not working to control the seizures, but do cause debilitating side effects including impaired balance, motor skills, and speech. An oil extract from a strain of medical marijuana that produces no "high" has been found to help children in states where it is legal, and with an 85% success rate. Oklahoma children deserve the opportunity to live seizure free.

People will die without this expansion. Hospitals will be better able to serve us and it will cost us nothing. It is immoral for people who already have excellent healthcare coverage to deny healthcare coverage to those who need it.

I am starting this petition because secondhand smoke is making life harder for asthmatics such as myself that have cigarette smoke as an irritant. Have you ever stayed under water too long and then at the last second you come up from the water and your trying to catch your breath? When I have an asthma attack and that happens every time people smoke near people with asthma. It is an irritant not an allergy thus no medicine to protect against it. Smoking should be banned in any common area that people travel. Designated smoking areas are not enough. I have had to go through cigarette smoke to enter the Sinai Emergency room for treatment. I am doing a presentation on May 8th at Mount ST. Joseph High School and will be including a signed petition in my presentation. Please respond.

Mental Illness can be connected to everything from rape, child molestation, domestic violence to mass shootings. I have a loved one whom I watched go from an easy-going girl to a severely mentally ill woman whom I barely recognize...for lack of programs and support to diagnose and treat her. Please sign my petition to start pushing in a better direction with Mental Health on a national scale.