The state plans to cut Medicaid provider pay to those taking care of the people that have help build this great state. Quality care can not be achieved if we allow them to cut 20-25% from a number that's already to low. Tell our leaders that we want allow them to cut cost in the care of so many that mean so much to us and this state!

In 2011, 1.3 million vehicle accidents were caused by texting and driving. Teens, young adults, and adults all over America have admitted to texting while driving. Sending a text makes an accident 23xs more likely to occur. Put it down. It Can Wait.

Last year, the Florida House rejected Medicaid expansion, leaving over one million Floridians uncertain about the future of their access to health care. As 2014 starts and Obamacare rolls into full swing, it's more important than ever for Florida to pass Medicaid expansion. El año pasado, la Cámara Legislativa de Florida votó en contra de la expansión de Medicaid, dejando a más de un millón de Floridanos sin saber si tendrían acceso a futuros servicios cuidado de salud. Cuando a principios de 2014 Obamacare entre en pleno funcionamiento, es más importante que nunca que el estado de Florida apruebe la expansión de Medicaid.

If Congress is mandated to have the same health care coverage we all do, I predict everyone's health would improve tremendously! Forget having your benefits cut every year and prices going up! We would all be headed to a more healthy, prosperous nation!

Our parents and grandparents shouldn't have to choose between paying an electric bill or buying the medicines they need to stay healthy. We need to push the Senate Finance Committee to put a crucial bill on the floor: one that could save taxpayers and Medicare recipients $billions.

Senior citizens and all taxpayers are paying too much for prescription medicines through Medicare. Big Pharmaceutical companies have made record profits off a system they put in place for themselves. It is time for all Americans to pay affordable prices to stay healthy and retire with dignity.

Breast-feeding is the best possible start to a baby's life. TRICARE, the health care coverage for American military families, does not cover breast-feeding supplies for their families - except in extreme circumstances - although breast pumps are now required to be covered by the Affordable Care Act (aka "Obama-care"). More than 600,000 families in the United States have members on active duty, and about 40% of all active duty military personnel are parents. Almost all of these families receive their health care coverage from TRICARE (aka: Humana, Inc.). For some reason, TRICARE is exempt from the Affordable Care Act's policies. The World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the American Academy of Pediatrics - among many others - recommend EXCLUSIVE breast milk feedings for babies under six months old. Please join me in asking for support for our military families' most vulnerable additions.

Doctors without Borders is greatly concerned that they and other groups working in developing countries will lose access to inexpensive generic medicines that currently save many lives. Here is a link to their site spelling out what is being proposed and its devastating consequences: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/alert/article.cfm?id=6789&cat=alert-article&ref=news-index

Time and again I have seen people buy cartloads of junk food with food stamps, yet we have an obesity crisis in this country. Why should the taxpayers contribute to this, when we could contribute to good nutrition instead, and maybe reduce health care costs as well?

During the regular legislative session, lawmakers did not reauthorize Medicaid funding. So, on July 1, Mississippi Medicaid will no longer be funded. This will not only affect individuals covered by Medicaid but all who are employed in jobs that are funded in full or in part by Medicaid dollars. The defunding of Medicaid will result in thousands of layoffs and firings in the health care field.

Oregon Republicans are playing games with the state budget - and it's time to stop. They’re blocking the health provider tax, which brings in crucial federal matching dollars for health care for Oregon’s most vulnerable citizens. They’re playing games to try and get their way on other issues. Let's tell the Senate Republicans to put vulnerable Oregonians first. In May, the Oregon House overwhelmingly passed the health provider tax on a bipartisan vote. This tax gets matched two-for-one by federal dollars and is crucial for balancing the state budget. Let the Republicans know that it’s unacceptable to take the sick and vulnerable hostage to their agenda.

Eating food with Genetically Modified Organisms has been shown in scientific studies to cause organ failure and tumors in rats. After seeing a family member struggle to survive a liver and kidney transplant I do not want other families to go through this experience. This is why I am challenging fast food chains to have a Non GMO Verified item on their menus.