Altering the appearance of an individual magazines and ads in photoshop beyond hair strays and basic color and light adjustments should be put to a stop. This has been the cause of the starting point to many teens' eating disorders and low self-esteem.

my daughter is 35 yrs old and has downsyndrome. about 5 months ago she was dygniosed with stage two alzhimers. I am no loner able to go to work. do to the fact that I am her caregiver now. if anything her ssi. is not enough as it is. cutting her medicaid would be devestating right now.. I dont want north carolina to cut people that depend on these services off. thats not right. please fight for the middle class. I have worked since I was 14 yrs old. I payed in my fair share of taxes for my daughter to have these services.. thank-you helen france of nc.

Follow the lead of Vermont in setting up a Medicare for all type of coverage under the ACA.

I am a disabled Iraqi war veteran who suffers from PTSD, arthritis, and bone spurs on my vertebrates. After being a put on several addictive and non-addictive medications I have found that marijuana is the only medications that allows me to function to my full extent. I have 5 days to get 20 signatures on this petition that will be sent to various elected officials. Please support me in getting the medication that myself and so many others can benefit from. Thank you

We can save billions by having our senators and congressman change the Medicare drug laws and negotiate for drug prices.

From the time I was a child, I can remember visiting relatives in nursing homes on field trips and with family. Perhaps some others can relate to the feeling of helplessness that one always seems to find in these places... I grew up and went into nursing as a career to try to face my fears. I have to say that overall, it really didn't help that much. After having worked in nursing homes, I still had that same helpless feeling...people I couldn't save from falling down, breaking bones, hitting and injuring each other because they had Alzheimer's/other behavior disorders, feeling like there would never be enough minutes or hours in the day to properly care for everyone, hygienic messes left and right, not enough aid staff, not enough coping/communication strategies taught for all staff to work together, etc. I feel there needs to be continued work at all levels to improve these situations, perhaps smaller group homes with plenty of staff..instead of large facilities with skeleton staff in comparison to client work load, (I have heard of small adult foster homes in Michigan that sound much more ideal than what I have encountered in Northeast Indiana). I don't believe an aid should have to take care of more than three or four people on a shift, whether working in a hospital or nursing home...nurses, perhaps not more than six clients. I think the pay rate needs to go up...no way it's high enough for what these people put up with even in the best of conditions. Thank-you for reading.

Detecting Autism is dependent upon the parents to do research and fight to get their child help. Getting help involves fighting with school systems, doctors, and insurance companies. 1 in 88 children in America has Autism. We need to do more for our kids and families. My son is improving only because I worked really hard to get him help. What about all the other children with Autism?

Every few months Health Insurance Companies raise rates because of "increases" in medical costs. They should demonstrate how they have held costs down, before arbitrary increases. Our hospital charges $2,500 for a CAT scan, while in other Western countries it is in the hundreds of dollars. Should't Insurance companies be required to be market makers, and establish fair rates, and not just takers? Insurance Companies should represent the best interests of their clients and not the bloated profits of the medical complex.

All full-time employees with families and others are being forced to be reduced to part-timers. This is not fair to employees with families to support.

My 49 year old brother recently had a stroke and brain anuerism because he did not have affordable healthcare insurance. He was not able to purchase his high blood pressure medicine at cost. He coded several times, but presently is in a brain injury rehabilitation hospital. He still requires medical care.

My brother recently had a stroke and aneurism because he did not have health coverage and could not afford to purchase high blood pressure medicine.

Instead of debating social issues that divide us, let us all come together to stop children from being born addicted to drugs. Let's start educating children, teens, adults early and prevent this tragedy both to the children and the cost to society!