Burning mouth syndrome doesn't discriminate. It affects people all over the world and is called the suicide illness because of how painful it is. I have had BMS for 14 years and don't know how much longer I and others I've spoken to can take it. It's like having a red hot poker set on your tongue all day long, year after year. We DESPERATELY NEED RESEARCH to stop the pain and find a cure.

I know many people, especially veterans, who cannot get basic dental care if they receive medical help through the VA or medical insurance through their county or Medical and Medicare. Lack of basic dental care leads to many other illnesses. Infected teeth and gums can affect the heart, brain and other parts of the body, and even cause death. Lives and money can be saved by adding basic dental care to low-income individuals health insurance. We ask that this amendment be done immediately as it is greatly needed, and has been for some time.

This is a big moment in our history: This fall, a staggering 40 million Americans stand to gain access to quality health insurance that fits their needs and their budget. This is the largest expansion of essential health coverage in generations. But here's the challenge: Most uninsured Americans don't know they can benefit from the new law. What's more, consumers only have six months beginning in October 2013 to enroll. To make health care reform a reality, all of us have a big job to do in getting the word out. That's where the Get Covered America campaign comes in. Get Covered America is dedicated to building a grassroots movement to maximize the number of uninsured Americans who get covered under this historic new law. Join the campaign today, and become a leader in the push to help as many people as possible find quality, affordable health insurance.

I am starting this petition because at Sojourner Truth House in Gary, Indiana as a RN volunteering here and seeing many uninsured persons who have no access to a Medical Home and continuing medical care it raises many questions as to why our Governor Pence has no concern for the many with out health insurance.

2014 Health Benifits, they are awful and they pay nothing. We as state workers are ask every year to pay more on bills insurance, ect, but we as state workers haven't had a raise in over 5 years. This is sad. State workers don't get raises now Insurance going up, what is next??

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My beloved mother passed away last year due to the poor standards of the nursing home system.

Mental illnesses are medical conditions that disrupt a person's thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others and daily functioning. This petition will help provide funding to teach students, faculty, friends and family to recognize warning signs in themselves and others, encourage early treatment, combat the stigma that surrounds mental illness, discourage bullying and abusive behavior, and create a more compassionate and concerned society. Please pass this on, so our voices shall be heard and we can "Break the Silence" together. Thanks for your support!

The MaineCare Transportation Contract with CTS has proven that working with an out of state broker,specifically CTS is a failed experiment that has greatly effected the quality of healthcare for MaineCare and Medicaid recipients. In the Department's own words, "The launch has not gone as planned and there have been widespread problems. Rides have been missed, people have not been able to reach the broker due to high call volume and some rides have been delivered inappropriately.The performance to date has been unacceptable and we are doing all that we can to hold the brokers accountable." This has effected the quality of care, the ability for providers to earn a living and deliver services and the revenue streams of agency. It has placed great burdens on those already dealing with difficult situations and will only serve to increase emergency room care, raise healthcare costs and limit access to healthcare for our most vulnerable populations.

Once again, anti-women’s health lawmakers and organizations like the Family Research Council think they should decide how and when a woman can receive medical care: this time by trying to forbid congressional staffers from accessing health plans that cover abortion–with their own money. Under Obamacare’s new health exchanges, many congressional staffers will purchase the same private health insurance plans as you and me. But if our opponents have their way, these staffers would be completely forbidden from buying insurance plans that cover abortion. We only have until Monday to tell the administration to reject these ridiculous restrictions. These anti-women’s health lawmakers and organizations think they can sneak this latest restriction in without our noticing. But we aren’t going to sit back and let a small but vocal group of extremists take away any woman’s right to choose the best health care plan for her and her family, or make it harder for women to access the care they need. Tell the Obama administration you support comprehensive health insurance for all women.

http://pix11.com/2013/07/08/mold-from-hurricane-sandy-making-life-tough-on-staten-island/#axzz2cRvfLLWZ My life and Health have been Horribly affected due to Exposure from Toxic Mold. For 18 Years had been living in a Garden Apartment On Staten Island that was contaminated by Molds. Sadly No one from the NYC Health Department or Local or State agencies helped with my situation. Naturally I am very concerned for the People on the East Coast dealing with Molds. There are hundreds of Thousands more People Like myself from all over , who are at this moment suffering from Toxic Mold Exposures . We stand united on this Issue , wanting Change on these Issues ! These are Very Serious Issue that needs to be addressed Now ! Please lend your support and sign our petition,,,, Mold affects Everyone !

New York Health offers high quality, comprehensive health care for all New Yorkers, with access to medical services and providers of their choice, without regard to age, income, existing health conditions or employment status. A cost benefit analysis of possible New York State sponsored health insurance programs found that only New York Health's publicly funded, single payer system would improve the quality of health care delivery, provide comprehensive healthcare for all New Yorkers and reduce NYS healthcare spending by $20 billion annually by 2019. New York Health would ensure additional savings by eliminating the estimated 30% of unnecessary expense currently generated by the private health insurance industry, with their excessive executive compensation, high administrative overhead, and profit-driven policies and operation. There is no place for profiteering in healthcare. In adopting the New York Health single payer plan, New York would be joining with other states, such as Montana, Vermont, Maryland, Oregon, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and California to develop a universal health care alternative with better health coverage at significantly less cost for the greatest number of people.