Kansas Governor Sam Brownback wants to implement KanCare, a program that will shift the long-term care of Kansans with intellectual disabilities from the Kansas Medicaid program to out-of-state, for-profit insurance companies by awarding a $3-billion contract to private insurance companies. Governor Brownback and his Lieutenant Governor Jeff Coyle continue to insist that KanCare will save the state money despite evidence to the contrary. Families and professionals have voiced concerns over this plan. There is no proof that for-profit insurance companies can do the job or will deliver the services needed. There is no adequate recourse for the state of Kansas or the families concerned if the for-profit insurance companies do not deliver the level of services needed. This petition is to ask former Governor and current Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to intervene on behalf of Kansans with intellectual disabilities, their families and their service providers to stop the implementation of KanCare by January 2013. By signing this petition you are asking for help for the Kansans with intellectual disabilities who do not have the cognitive skills or communication skills to help themselves.

Sufficient care for mental health patients is a matter of life and death, not only that of the patient, but of their family, friends and the community at large. The death of a New Orleans Police Woman at the hands of a mental health patient released into the community without medications is one of many cases. If we wish to cut our murder rate, we should not cut mental health funds!

Rush Limbaugh's verbal assault on Georgetown University student Sandra Fluke, calling her a "slut" and a "prostitute," was intended to do one thing: intimidate women who would dare to speak out for their reproductive freedom and private health matters. His show should be canceled so that Wenatchee is not exposed to the harmful and violent comments.

We are losing civilized discourse on political discussion. Rush Limbaugh has turned Talk Radio into Hate Radio. We need to raise our standard to a level where there is no room for name calling, obscenity, racism, or sexism.

Rush Limbaugh really overstepped the bounds this time when he called Sandra Fluke a slut and a prostitute and demanded to see a sex video of her--merely because she was going to testify in front of Congress concerning the role of birth control in women's health, specifically its use in treating ovarian cysts.

The head of the Republician party (Rush Limba) should be taken off the air in Fredericksburg in order to support Health Care for women

I want Limbaugh taken off the air

The isssue of women's health, contraception, reproductive choice are very important and we serve no good purpose by removing these -it is not a real solution to anything merely pandering to an extemist religous minority.

People are dying because our laws allow someone to abuse drugs/ alcohol without an mandatory rehab intervention. I want to see a law passed that will require a person who has 3 documented hospital/ jail visits related to alcohol and or drug abuse to complete a 28 day rehab program. My Mother just passed away after being in ICU 5 times, where alcohol abuse was brought to their attention, since Oct 2011, I was told by a case manager that my Mom had the right to drink her self to death! Well she did just that, and I pleaded and pleaded with these hospitals to help her but each time she was able to walk out. Doctors said that she was of sound mind and was able to make her own decisions. I agree, but you cant be of sound mind drinking your self to death. She died 3/13/2012.

Currently people with conditions such and M.S., Cancer, fibromyalgia, glaucoma, depression, eating disorders, and anxiety are forced to take percription medication with far more side effects then marijuana. Not to mention the addiction rate. If more people were precribed medical marijuana it would take a large amount of the percription street drugs out of the picture.

Health Care should not cost someone more than a reasonable amount of thier rake home income. HUD says housing should cost 30% of your income, well we need something for health care. People should not wind up homeless to not die.

Regarding House Bill 119 and how it will screw up Florida's Health Care System. If you are a LMT, P.T. D.O., D.C. and own/or work in a private medical facility. You will be affected directly sooner rather than later. The powers that be are trying to keep this under the radar as long as they can just for there own benefit not the benefit of the people. Just another freedom of choice that these non medical affiliates are trying to get rid of for there own financial gain. Research this for yourself and get involved now.