Health Care Act, AKA Obamacare

After the decision of SCOTUS to uphold the constitutionality of the ACA we need to make sure we do everything we can to keep things moving and help ensure that individual state legislatures follow through with the expansion of their Medicaid/Medicare programs to comply with the goals outlined in the ACA. Many working class families have been financially strained due to high medical bills. My own family is an example of this. When I was 17 I had several brain surgeries due to a life threatening condition known as AVM's. Not being able to afford health insurance the medical bills quickly climbed into the millions which bankrupted my family. Not only did this cause the financial ruin of my family the bankruptcy also made it so that the hospital bills did not get paid. We paid everything we could but it was nowhere close to the amount owed. The ACA helps ensure that this financial ruin does not come to other families in need of medical care and all states should comply and fully support the ideals laid out within said act. It's also hard for me to find insurance now, which is absolutely needed as many other health issues have arisen in the years since my original surgeries, but since this is considered a pre-existing condition insurance companies do not want to take me on. Since my family never fully recovered financially none of us are in the position to purchase healthcare anyway and I make 30 dollars more a month than the poverty level needed to receive Medicaid. So I have to make the best of it and pick and choose which doctors to see and meds to take. I want to ensure that no family should have to face these problems ever again. No family should have to choose between eating and receiving quality healthcare, nor should they face bankruptcy and total financial ruin for the rest of their lives. Just as the hospitals and doctors shouldn't have to worry about not getting paid for their services while trying to help people. No one should be turned down for health insurance because they are already sick and need healthcare immediately. Whatever we can do to help this much needed reform along should be done quickly to prevent this from happening to other hardworking, normal, American families. This is something I feel very strongly about and that is why I am starting this petition. We can not just sit apathetically thinking that since the major hurdle has been crossed everything will fall into place on its own. We need to work quickly to ensure as many states as possible are going along with the ACA and keep pressure on legislatures and not lose momentum while we are getting so much support. Keep it moving, make it stronger, try to unite as many states we can while it's still in the spotlight. This is a good idea but it's our jobs as citizens and Americans to make this country a better place for all other citizens. The sick and the poor need everyone to join together and show the world that we will not let any American fall through the cracks because they got sick ever again.

Implementing the Affordable Health Care Act

I want the same medical insurance plan that my Congressional representatives have.Afterall,they are there to represent me.This is only fair.I am paying alot for a very mediocre plan and am paying through my taxes for Congress to have a "Cadillac"plan.

We are demanding that Governor Rick Perry and the Texas Legislature begin full implementation of the Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law in 2010 and recently upheld by the Supreme Court. We are demanding that the insurance exchanges be created and put into service to help the millions of Texans who are uninsured and under-insured. The United States Constitution dictates that states are not above federal law. This is now the law of the land.

I would like to propose that congress, both the senators and representatives, give up their familial insurance privileges in toto until and unless they pass a healthcare bill which is equitable, fair and affordable for all Americans I currently have insurance through my company, but my company has recently laid off several thousand people and is getting ready to lay off several thousand more I do know too many people who do not have any insurance and the horror stories of the “free clinics” and substandard care to which they have access. My friend is expected to grovel and beg for doctor appointments and medicines. She has been on and off of her anti-anxiety and depression meds so much I never know how she will be when we talk. Others who have to wait for hours and make appointments months in advance to have access to medical care from the local hospital free clinics

I was diagnoised with Crohn's Disease in October of 2010 and this disease has devastated my life, savings and retirement. There is no financial assistance for patients with this disease and most drugs and treatments are either experimental or very expensive. I cannot qualify for medicaid and I have been turned down twice for SSI.

The American Healthcare Act

My 93 year old Grandmother worked hard everyday as a caseworker for Family Services. She always put her clients first by making sure that they had all of the benifits to become successful productive citizens. However, when she had a stroke at age 92 all of her life savings were wipped out in a matter six momths due to the cost of medical insurance and co-pays. Nursing Home Residential Health Care cost approximately $8,000 per month when my Grandmother only received $2,000 per month in Social Security and her Pension from her Job.

Ihave spent thoudsands upon thousands of dollars on periondontaland dental treatments for me and thousands on orthodontia for my daughter. How about insurance for that and some cutbacks on Afghanistan?

People who have had, or survived cancer.

Why should Congressman and Senators get Cadillac health care policies, without ever paying into Social Security or Medicare. Why care about U.S. when they get free specialised health care forever for free, while Veterans have to wait and suffer? Investigate All Senators and Congressman who oppose this bill. I was a victim of a hit and run by a car at the beach. Now I have bills in collection over $20,000.00. Stop the lobbyists and the free ride for these politicians!