Our son recently suffered traumatic brain injury and miraculously survived. However, it has taken months to determine whether we have all the bills, whom to contact (13 separate billing agencies), what actual costs are, whether there could be adjustments, payment plans (all different), how to pay, and how to avoid bills going to collection agencies. This is often an impossible task for patients recovering from illness or injury or, as in the case of our son, trying to work to pay the bills. It is a lose-lose situation if people get trapped in the maze and give up - doctors and hospitals don't get paid and individuals suffer destroyed credit and, often, refusal of future treatment. Both elderly and younger patients are affected, but those who are not yet on Medicare are most vulnerable because of so many separate billing requirements. Why make the system so punitive for those who actually want to pay their bills?

Why is it that some people are approved rigth away, and most people are denied time and time again, those being the people who need it the most. With my disability not only am I unable to get a job, but I am unable to qualify for affordable insurance or pay for the medication that I am required to take daily. Head injuries are unlike all other types of disablities. No one has to accomodate or know how to for that matter in the work force.

Rick Perry has said publicly that he will not uphold the law and not implement "Obama Care". He took an oath when he took office to uphold the laws of Texas as well as the United States. He does not have the choice on what laws to enforce. He is not above the law and neither is Texas.

As a Mom of four grown children raised without vaccines & allopathic medicines prescribed by conventional MD's, I know that people can & will be healthier through natural means: holistic nutrition for prevention and natural treatments by qualified professionals would eliminate 90% of dis-eases afflicting too many people including children. It pains me to see young parents dealing with chronic illness in their children that could so easily be prevented or treated with natural means. Millions of Americans already choose holistic professionals & treatments because they work better with no harmful side effects. This "better" medicine should be a choice available to all.

Since passed by a Republican Congress and President Bush, it has been illegal to get FDA approved cheaper brand name medications from Canadian pharmacies. $900,000,000 in lobbying costs have rewarded international pharmacies billions of dollars in revenue at the expense of Americans needing meds and taxpayers paying the health insurance of millions of federal,state and local workers. As a physician, I know the financial burden is too high for Americans.

Comprehensive Dental Coverage should be covered by Medicare and the ACA as the connection between poor oral health care and other problems with the Heart and lungs is indisputable. "The 2000 Surgeon General's report, Oral Health in America, has called attention to this connection and states that, if left untreated, poor oral health is a "silent X-factor promoting the onset of life-threatening diseases which are responsible for the deaths of millions of Americans each year."

if i lose medicaid i am loss. no doctor's visit no help with getting proper attention that i need to recover from a stroke in 2010. now able to afford meds that i could not afford 2 years ago. been able to visit my doctor on regular basis again...no more cancelled appts.

Nevada's ranks third in number of uninsured, one out of four Nevadans have no medical coverage for emergency services, yearly checkups, wellness exams, etc. These are working, unemployed, and self employed individuals without health insurance who pay taxes. Stop blocking federal funds for health insurance.

Obamacare makes it possible for working people who do not have employer-provided health care to acquire affordable health insurance. Each of us knows someone who is struggling with this devastating problem. Governor Rick Scott continues to block available federal funding for working Floridians without insurance. It is up to us to stop Scott from stopping health care for those who need it most.

Like life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, health care is a right. People should not be punished financially for getting sick.

Texas ranks dead last in health insurance coverage for working Texans. It is shameful to block funds made available by the United States Affordable Care Act.

Our congress and senators have the best health care on earth that the tax payers pay for . They need to give it to all the veterans that have been disabled that really deserve it . Congress and Senate needs same health care the retired people get and not better .