Years ago, when I was working on my Ph.D. my mentor had tuberculosis but we didn't know about it until he passed away. I find ironic that college instructors must be tested for TB and university professors do not. Tuberculosis is gaining grounds in the world, and among faculty, it is university professors who travel the most - especially in countries where tuberculosis is prevalent. This puts their students and colleagues at risk. Every one who works with students should be tested for TB.

Without the Affordable Health Care legislation, I would have not been able to find health care after having an operation for cancer and having my insurance company drop my coverage. This safeguard is so necessary.

I have paid into Medicare for decades, but I cannot use its benefits because I live in Germany. $104.00 is deducted from my Social Security each month. Many Americans travel back to the USA for major medical events when the US could save money if treatment is covered where the Americans live.

As a Social Worker in an outpatient Hematology-Oncology Clinic, I see numerous people without insurance, without prescription coverage, and who cannot afford their medications, some of which are life-saving.

As Americans, we talk about freedom of choice. Under the Affordable Care Act, we're allowed to choose between hundreds of insurers, from Aetna to Wellpoint--but the biggest one is excluded, and that's the federal government. It's time to allow that choice.

It seems no one is listening. Bobby Jindal hears nothing from those in need. He hears what he wants to hear and it is usually people WITH MONEY. Bobby Jindal is the worst governor LA has had to endure and we are tired of him blocking what the poor and middle class need. Get out of the way Mr. Jindal and let the health program work. Stop destroying what little bit we have left. You have destroyed the education system, STOP YOUR DESTRUCTION NOW. Mary Landrieu is to be included. Do your jobs and help the people who elected you.

My brother Dr. Albert A. Titus, MD. privileges to practice medicine at the Juan F. Luis Hospital have been suspended for superficial reasons and without due process given; he has been terminated from the Juan F. Luis Hospital. The best surgeon that we have on island and at the hospital that is needed in our community has been driven out for others own personal agendas. Re-instate Dr. Albert Titus' license and employment back to JFLH because the community needs him. Our communities health care is at stake and should be top priority for the citizens of St. Croix. Stop letting personal agendas cost us our lives and bring back Dr. Titus to our hospital.

My friend Warrior, a mother of two young children, is fighting Metastatic Breast Cancer as I am, and she’s almost run out of options. But a drug Bayer makes called Xofigo (Radium 223) could save her life. Please, ask Bayer to grant Warrior “compassionate use” and allow her to take Xofigo. Warrior was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001. She has tried the chemo drugs that are available to her and undergone extensive radiation, but they have not stopped the cancer from progressing throughout her body. She has even broken her sacrum and been wheelchair bound in an attempt to stop the cancer. But there is one drug Warrior’s oncologist believes provides significant promise to her – Radium 223. It’s made under the brand name Xofigo by Bayer, and has been successful in treating prostate cancer that has metastasized to the bone. The drug was approved in July by the FDA, but Warrior can’t access it because it was approved to treat prostate cancer, not breast cancer. This young mother has been fighting cancer for over a decade, and this drug is her last chance. Please, ask Bayer to do the right thing and grant Warrior compassionate use of Xofigo.

Don't buy into the hype about letting people keep their functionally worthless, low-cost, low-value health plans. The Affordable Care Act is supposed to make healthcare more affordable for EVERYONE! The President needs to ignore the noise and hang firm for his signature achievement! Keep the individual mandate in place and make insurance companies provide better plans, as the Act directs. We need to fix the rollout & website, and let the process go forward. There are always problems with something big and new. Mr. President, don't give in to these bullies!! You know what's right - let the rollout continue and get the law implemented!!! We need to give it the time it deserves, not kill it in its crib! Republicans are counting on your lack of resolve in the face of pressure. Show them they're wrong! Don't give in to political pressure! Don't let Congress start tampering with this first step toward better healthcare for us all! Do what's right!!

We ask Sens. Merkley, Feinstein, Hagan, Pryor and Manchin and other Democrat legislators NOT to support the Landrieu bill that significantly disrupts and weakens the Affordable Care Act. All Democrats, United, need to show the same strength, support and confidence in the Affordable Care Act that you showed during the government shutdown. United, you must speak out in support of "Obamacare" and its benefits. A United front is a priority to regain the public's confidence in signing up for the Affordable Care Act.

Why are we so fixated on 4 million insured people who may lose their current and mostly sub-standard health insurance policies and ignoring the fact that 48 million people who have never had health insurance will finally be able to buy health insurance? The 4 million insured have had the ability to purchase insurance all along. Now, due to circumstances beyond their control, including the greed of insurance companies, they could potentially lose their current policy. But they still have the option to get another plan. The 48 million people that have never had coverage would not be able to get any health insurance coverage if it were not for the Affordable Care Act. End of story! Tell your lawmakers to stop putting politics ahead of the needs of the majority—that is not the way a democracy is supposed to work.

With Obamacare going into effect, health insurance companies are misleading customers. While some on the individual market are losing their plans because they don’t comply with the new law, others whose plans are grandfathered in are being told they’ll lose coverage—and are threatened with rate hikes. Some insurers are using confusion created by the new law to hoodwink their customers into enrolling in much more expensive plans. So why is President Obama apologizing—telling the American public on national TV that he’s “sorry” to have promised that everyone can keep their health insurance? The actions of some of these companies proves why we needed health care reform in the first place: insurance companies are greedy, and cannot be trusted. It is time to set the record straight. Tell President Obama to stop apologizing for the despicable conduct of private insurance companies and hold them accountable.