The State of Connecticut charges sales tax for doctor-prescribed over-the-counter medicine, such as Mucinex and Triaminic. I brought this to the attention of a State Representative and - heard nothing. My child had pneumonia and part of her protocol, per her pediatrician, was over-the-counter medicines. Rite Aid charged sales tax. When I asked the clerk if the billing was correct, she sadly said yes. What a poor way to raise state revenue!

Enough signatures have been gathered in Encinitas to put a medical marijuana bill on the ballot. The only problem is that the city has canceled the only council meeting where they can vote to put it on the November 2012 ballot. If that meeting doesn't get reinstated, the voters of Encinitas wont be able to vote on this issue until 2014. Please sign the petition to ask them to reinstate that meeting.

The Supreme Court of the United States has spoken. Please don't get in the way of the benefits many Texans will receive from the Affordable Care Act, Governor Perry. Allow its implementation and accept that it is and will be the law of the land, despite your deep philosophical disagreements with it. Thank you.

I have insurance but too many Texans don't and can't. Let's help them.

The cost of healthcare has skyrocketed in recent years and this affects all of us. Administrative costs, layers of bureaucracy and especially executive compensation and bonuses in the millions of dollars directly and unnecessarily inflate our health care costs while doing nothing to keep us healthy. Since we in Massachusetts are required by law to have health insurance, it is not unreasonable to expect health care costs be kept down through a government mandate. No one should be profiting from an individual's illness or accident. This is not unconstitutional - many other states already limit what professionals can charge for services. For example, auto mechanics in California not being able to charge over a certain hourly rate for labor.

La Alianza de Cooperativas de Salud de PR te invita e exigir se deroguen las medidas que permiten la interferencia de los intermediarios en el tratamiento médico. La Ley 194 del 29 de agosto de 2011 permite que los planes tomen decisiones por encima de las recomendaciones del médico que está en contacto directo con el paciente, llegando a poner en riesgo la propia vida del paciente.

Regrettably; I am among the "un/under insured Americans. The state plans set-up for those with pre-existing conditions are too expensive. I am drawing unemployment insurance and pay $795.00 a month for rent, not counting utilities, medications and auto insurance. I can not afford $400-$500.00 a month for health insurance. I am 62 years old and need insurance I can afford!

Not brushing your teeth daily of Germs and tartar-calculus can lead to sickness and fatal disease , like heart disease. The elderly should not be treated like dead weight for negligent homicide by our rich-youth-beauty obsessed culture. There already is the guideline of two dental cleanings per year, but as with Deregulation, there is no significant fines or enforcement! Shame on you USA !! Petition all levels of Government that Life of the weak poor injured senile Elderly is just as important as the Life of a newborn baby or teenager or college student or American soldier. Elderly patients in hospitals and warehousing resthomes need our help with laws and fines for DAILY TEETHBRUSHING-FLOSSING and Enforced minimum standard of three dental cleanings per year. Have you ever visited an elderly friend in a hospital or resthome and noticed the terrible buildup of gunk and stains on their teeth !? Shocking ! I know parent who brush and floss their kids teeth every night , yet America is ok with neglecting and not respecting the elderly and their health. Shame on you USA !!

I have been waiting for a kidney transplant for 6 years, living a horrible life on dialysis. I see myself getting sicker & sicker as I spend 3 days a week, 4 hours a day at dialysis. I was 32 when this process started & hope everyday to get that phone call of a new kidney... & even more, I hope everyday that I will live another day. I propose that we make organ donation an opt-out program rather than the current system of opting-in.nobody will have their rights taken away, hence the opt-out option. In addition, the government will save millions if not billions of dollars a year by transplanting people out of extremely expensive dialysis treatments & back into the workforce. All of this & it would drastically improve the lives of your fellow Americans suffering from ESRD (end stage renal disease) & others needing any organ to live.

Illinois Governor Quin restricted medicaid to 4 prescriptions a month to save the state money, without considering the effect it will have on the poor,elderly and disabled! There are hundreds of thousands of people that depend on medicaid due to the high cost of medicine, Dr. visits and hospital costs and life support systems to stay alive with without being in a nursing home.

Health problem in NC

I want marijuana legalized because I do have lots of pains and no other meds work better than marijuana strains if we legalize build more medical stores and I will need a card