Now that there is more revenue in the state some of the cuts in MediCal should be restored, especially for vision which affects me.

As a small business owner that provides services to people with disabilities who receive Medicaid benefits and as a father and husband who purchases private health insurance for my family, I see firsthand the potential benefits to Floridians if the governor and state legislature enact both the Medicaid expansion and healthcare exchange tenants of the Affordable Care Act. Expanding Medicaid will allow current recipients to work more hours without the worry of loosing the healthcare coverage that they rely on. It will also cover more Floridians who are working but cannot afford to purchase private insurance. Creating a statewide exchange could maximize competition and choice for Florida consumers which could result in lower premiums and more affordable coverage for Floridians like myself who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but still find it difficult to afford private health insurance.

As of January 1, 2013, Acupuncture has been removed as a covered service within the scopes of PIP (Personal Injury Protection) benefits. Acupuncture is an ancient for of medicine, proven to be very effective in treating pain and many illnesses and diseases. Governor Scott made sure this coverage was removed from PIP. The Affordable Healthcare Act will be coming into place in Florida next year. Each state will chose the level of coverage, and what will be covered. Based on Governor's Scott track record, we may be looking at insurance companies doing business in Florida to remove the coverage for Acupuncture and other wellness and preventive services that are now covered. Please! let's make sure we have a choice in the medicine we want by making sure Governor Scott keeps acupuncture as part of main stream medicine and coverage.

A Medicare buy-in would give Americans immediate access to affordable, quality health care. Many states are refusing to participate in the Medicaid expansion and did not or will not create health exchanges. Given that many Americans will need taxpayer subsidies to buy health insurance coverage as required by the ACA mandate, a Medicare buy-in would send taxpayer subsidies back to the federal treasury instead of further enriching for-profit health insurance companies who are the root cause of our escalating health care costs and diminishing health care quality.

The Affordable Care Act is now the law, and all states should be held responsible for implementing it. Some states refuse to implement it even though the Supreme Court has ruled that it is the Law. This petition is to call on all states to obey the law and implement The Affordable Care Act for their citizens, and if the legislators in these states refuse, they should surrender their government health care entirely.

The State of Ohio is trying to take away funds for Planned Parenthood. It is a vital program for the people of Ohio. It helps low-income men and women from age 10 up. It's a vital resource for birth control to those who otherwise couldn't afford it. All types of birth control: • Emergency contraception and follow-up • Pregnancy testing and counseling* • Male and female sterilization • STD counseling and testing* • HIV counseling and testing* So why take this program away when it helps so many?

Increase Medicare solvency by offering Medicare coverage to people of all ages at one reasonable fixed price. NOT required participation, but a choice to participate which will remove fear of a so-called Socialist program as well as help spread costs of current expenses over a larger risk pool.

We are senior citizens, family caregivers and case management agencies fighting Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) to get them to reverse their decision and renew Dr. K. Albert Yazawa’s contract. There are virtually no doctors willing to accept new patients, let alone patients insured with Medicare or Medicaid, and yet, this State funded organization wants to eliminate their Board Certified Family Physician who specializes in Geriatric Services, which will negatively impact over 300 frail senior citizens. We must stop them!

I am on disability and medicade & medicare PLEASE do not make cuts in this area.

The service women who defend our country deserve the same insurance coverage for reproductive health services as others who rely on the federal government for their health care. To force service women who suffer rape or incest to pay for abortion care is discriminatory and unjust. The Senate needs to ensure that the amendment sponsored by Senator Jeanne Shaheen is part of the National Defense Authorization Act. Military women deserve the same reproductive health coverage that civilian workers have.

Inpatient psychiatric hospitalization and residential treatment are unnecessary for many children and adolescents with mental disorders. Help keep our children and youth in their homes by providing them with home-based and community-based interventions, which has been proven to be a more appropriate and less restrictive alternative.

Insurance for those of us who are on SSA. This has been done to me and I cannot get Health coverage now because I would have to wait one year for the preexisting label to remove itself from my file, in that length of time I could be dead.