Last week the European Parliament Interest Group made a recommendation to the EU commission that complementary care be made part of their directive - for the EU to "actively support the greater integration of complementary and alternative medicine into the healthcare of EU citizens, especially with regards to the prevention and treatment of cancer". The World Health Organization has for many years incorporated it's recommendation to all world governments that they incorporate these alternative options into their existing health care systems. It is time for the US to adopt this directive. Americans spend billions of dollars out of pocket on these therapies, many of which have been studied and approved by the WHO. The integration of modern Western therapies and preventive and complementary medicine is an answer to out of control health care costs. The US outspends all other nations, with markedly inferior health outcomes. Change is needed, and we know what will move us forward. Incorporate proven alternative therapies into our insurance services.

I feel that the eligible age for medicare should be lowered to fifty-five. While it is not Universal Single Payer, it would benefit a group of that strongly supported the Affordable Health Care Act. Also, it would show that there is more ways than one to skin a cat. Keep lowering the age until everyone is universally covered. Also, premiums might go down, because you are adding a younger, healthier crowd to medicare..

The United Nations defined the right to health in Article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in 1966. The Covenant guarantees the "right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health". By refusing citizens the right to choose cannabis as an effective medicine found through scientific evidences, the U.S. government is breaking the U.N. Right to Health law. Please end this War on people who have chosen a safe alternative to prescription medications.

Americans don't want health insurance, they want health care, and believe it is the right, not the privilege, of every citizen. Medicare is currently serving millions, at a very low administrative cost, and functioning satisfactorily. I propose we eliminate two words in the Medicare Act: Over 65. Then all persons would have access to medical care. I propose it be paid for in a similar fashion as Social Security; with a payroll tax shared by the employee and employer.

When I was an old Nurse many medications were thrown in the trash to keep the elderly in Nursing Homes alive. Stop over dosing our elders for money. Stop allowing felons to care for the elderly in their own homes. Full disclosure laws need to be in place. No free rent off the elderly by felons unrelated and bonding out of jail needs a 10 day waiting period. Truth. More truth.

Some deadly and debilitating diseases (like Huntington's take LONGER than 2 years to kill you. If anything - those suffers are in even MORE in need of a Death With Dignity option!

Health care in the United States is sorely lacking. Politicians have claimed medical cannabis has no medical value despite growing evidence and scientific studies documenting otherwise. Medical cannabis DOES have medical value—hundreds of physicians are converging upon Tucson, AZ, in April of 2012 to get continuing education credits sanctioned by the American Medical Association. Science is progressing. It is time for politicians and our government to be accountable to their voters' health and health care decisions. Accountability 4:2012

Health insurance companies reached a settlement in 2009 with NYS requiring them to set up a data base to determine how much to reimburse for those policies that provided for out-of-network service. The insurance industry spent $90 million to create this data base. But since they were not obligated to use it, they are now basing their reimbursement amounts on Medicare rates, which are much lower.

6 CA Democratic state senators killed the CA Universal Healthcare Act - SB 810 (Leno). SB 810 provides Single Payer healthcare for 7 million uninsured Californians, while saving CA families $34 billion annually. Sen. Rod Wright is the only 1 of the SELLOUT 6 running for re-election against SB 810 supporter Paul Butterfield (Dem). Teach ConservaDems a lesson by visiting http://butterfield4senate.com/

When a woman has a preemie, her maternity leave is usually used going back and forth to the hospital to see her baby. By the time the child comes home from the hospital, the mother's maternity leave is over. The mother now has to figure out what to do with what is the equivalent of a newborn baby that most day cares will not take and the many required doctors' appointments. Preemie medical leave should be six weeks paid time off to be used when the preemie comes home from the hospital.

We must act now to tell New York that we will not stand by as insurance companies bankrupt consumers from oftentimes vital and life-saving out-of-network healthcare coverage.

Let's make healthcare in America a right of citizenship and not just for the privileged who can afford it.