My family and I were involved in an auto accident on 6/1/08 and are still dealing with the ramifications of this life altering event now in 2013. The legislators along with the Governor in Michigan are wanting to put a cap on the catastrophic claim at 1 million dollars for a lifetime claiming that the cost saving would benefit consumers when the estimated saving would be approximately $125.00 per year. This effort by them are not about us residents but saving Insurance companies millions of dollars.

The President and Legislatures have a different healthcare and retirement systems than the citizens. They need to be on the same system that the citizens are on. How can they "attempt" to manage two different systems and get voter support. This is CRIMINAL!

Health issues!! How "WE THE PEOPLE " pay for ALL THEIR Health Insurance! For the MONEY that they all get payed "BY US,WE THE PEOPLE"! Shouldn't they all be paying for their own health insurance!?

Our country's older adult population is being affected- Medicare cuts are affecting their physical therapy benefits and must not be allowed to continue. The impact to society and healthcare is too great for us to not act.

This is a petition to allow formally direct enrolled mental health providers such as Psychologists, Clinical Social Workers, Professional Counselors, and Psychiatrists, the ability to return to being direct enrolled providers for North Carolina Medicaid. As of now, due to the level of regulation, a growing number of these providers have stopped or are considering rescinding their contract to provide much needed services to Medicaid recipients. The Waiver program was not designed to inhibit service provision of these providers, but to manage case management and community care in order to prevent fraud. Ultimately, Medicaid patients unfairly suffer.

On April 23rd 2013, HB 4612 was introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives. HB 4612 is another attempt to change our Auto No-Fault System that has continuously been voted down due to overwhelming opposition in past bills such as HB 4936 and Senate Bills 293 and 294. This bill will dismantle injury rehabilitation and care while shifting costs to a broken Medicaid system with no long term guarantee of lowering costs of auto insurance for Michigan residents. It will lead to significant loss of jobs in the healthcare sector, a decrease in tax revenue for the state, and leave individuals involved in catastrophic accidents without the resources necessary for their care recovery and rehabilitation. To Read the proposed bill go to www.legislature.mi.gov and enter 4612 into the bill search box. We at Centria urge you to sign this petition and ask you to support groups fighting for patients' rights. CPAN – Coalition Protecting Auto No-Fault CAPP – The Concerned Association of Patients and Providers BIA – Brain Injury Association of Michigan MBIPC – Michigan Brain Injury Provider Council

My parents pay about 25 percent of their monthly income on meds. This doesn't sound reasonable to me. I thought with the passage of the Affordable Health care act by the Obama administration the cost of meds would go down.

Medicaid Funding in Texas

In response to the recent shootings some legislators have pointed to increased mental health services as an alternative solution to gun control. Even though the “link” between mental illness and gun violence is not very strong (1), mental illness affects over 1 in 4 Americans (2). Regardless of whether those politicians are correct to link mental illness to gun violence, as a problem affecting over 1 in 4 Americans it deserves Congress’ attention. (1) http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/director/2011/understanding-severe-mental-illness.shtml (2) http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/the-numbers-count-mental-disorders-in-america/index.shtml

I am on a fixed income I am paying into two health insurances, Medicare and UnitedHealthCare, and I am unable to get a much needed hearing aid. Why is a hearing aid not consider to be a health need? It is a necessity to be able to hear, it is very dangerous to be unable to hear. I know first hand, I been to three different companies for an hearing aid and the price is extremely high especially for those on fixed incomes?

The prohibition of medical marijuana by our government makes patients into criminals and costs millions of dollars of tax-payer money to enforce. Medical marijuana is a cost efficient, safe, and effective treatment for the symptoms of cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, pain, glaucoma, epilepsy, and other conditions.

Too much of our food supply contains harmful colorings and it will continue until we stop buying it! KNOWN effects of food coloring: allergies, asthma, cancer, chromosomal damage, heart issues, hives, hyperactivity, low blood pressure, migraines and upset stomach.